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intercontinental
(encz) | intercontinental,mezikontinentální adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Intercontinental
(gcide) | Intercontinental \In`ter*con`ti*nen"tal\, a.
1. Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on
between continents; as, intercontinental relations or
commerce.
[1913 Webster]
2. Passing between continents or capable of passing between
continents; as, an intercontinental ballistic misile; an
intercontinental airplane flight.
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intercontinental
(wn) | intercontinental
adj 1: extending or taking place between or among continents;
"intercontinental exploration"; "intercontinental
flights" [ant: continental] |
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intercontinental ballistic missile
(encz) | intercontinental ballistic missile, n: |
Intercontinental
(gcide) | Intercontinental \In`ter*con`ti*nen"tal\, a.
1. Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on
between continents; as, intercontinental relations or
commerce.
[1913 Webster]
2. Passing between continents or capable of passing between
continents; as, an intercontinental ballistic misile; an
intercontinental airplane flight.
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intercontinental ballistic missile
(gcide) | Missile \Mis"sile\, n. [L. missile.]
1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected,
as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.
[1913 Webster]
2. A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air
and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target.
[PJC]
Note: Numerous types of rocket-propelled missile[2] are now
used in modern warfare. Some types with names
indicating their range or function are: {antiaircraft
missile}; ballistic missile; cruise missile;
antiballistic missile missile; air-to-air missile;
air-to-ground missile; guided missile;
intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM);
intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM);
surface-to-air missile.ballistic missile \bal*lis"tic mis`sile\, n.
A rocket-propelled missile of long range which is guided only
during the powered portion of its flight, which usually takes
only a small part of the total flight time; -- contrasted
with guided missile.
Note: Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred to by their
range, such as an
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or an
intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM).
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intercontinental ballistic missile
(wn) | intercontinental ballistic missile
n 1: a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one
continent to another [syn: {intercontinental ballistic
missile}, ICBM] |
coordinating committee for intercontinental research networks
(foldoc) | Coordinating Committee for Intercontinental Research Networks
(CCIRN) A committee that includes the United
States FNC
and its counterparts in North America and Europe. Co-chaired by the
executive
directors of the Federal Networking Council and the European
Association of
Research Networks (RARE), the CCIRN provides a forum for cooperative
planning
among the principal North American and European research networking
bodies.
(1994-11-30)
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