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 Translation for 'cruise missile' from English to Romanian
NOUN   a cruise missile | cruise missiles
arme
rachetă {f} de croazieră
cruise missile
naut.turism
croazieră {f} fluvială
river cruise
naut.turism
vas {n} de croazieră
cruise ship
naut.turism
croazieră {f} în jurul lumii
round-the-world cruise
mil.
test {n} balistic [test de rachetă]
missile test
armemil.
rachetă {f} balistică intercontinentală
intercontinental missile
arme
rachetă {f} balistică intercontinentală
intercontinental ballistic missile <ICBM>
mil.
scut {n} de apărare antirachetă
missile defense shield [Am.]
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Usage Examples English
  • A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial or naval targets that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed.
  • The combination of the high cost of the aircraft, the introduction of the AGM-86 cruise missile that flew the same basic speed and distance, and early work on the B-2 stealth bomber reduced the need for the B-1.
  • One system is the low probability of intercept AN/APQ-181 multi-mode radar, a fully digital navigation system that is integrated with terrain-following radar and Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance, NAS-26 astro-inertial navigation system (first such system tested on the Northrop SM-62 Snark cruise missile) and a Defensive Management System (DMS) to inform the flight crew of possible threats.
  • On 1 March 2018 President Vladimir Putin announced Russia had developed a nuclear powered ramjet cruise missile capable of extended long range flight.
  • The US Navy has a total of 18 "Ohio"-class submarines which consist of 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), and four cruise missile submarines (SSGNs).

  • In retaliation for the embassy bombings, President Bill Clinton ordered a series of cruise missile strikes on bin Laden-related targets in Sudan and Afghanistan on 20 August 1998.
  • embassy bombings, the United States accused bin Laden's al-Qaeda group and, on 20 August, launched cruise missile attacks on the al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum North.
  • During the military parade on the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, the YJ-62 naval cruise missile made its first public appearance; the YJ-62 represents the next generation in naval weapons technology in the PLA.
  • Since 2012 and as of December 2020, the number of long-range land-, sea-, and air-launched cruise missiles increased by 37 times.
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