Collocations with "missile"

26 collocations found

anti-ballistic missile

Used to describe a missile designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles.

anti-ballistic9.0
ballistic missile

a weapon that is shot through the sky over a long distance and can be guided to a particular place

ballistic8.5
missile warhead

Refers to the part of a missile that contains the explosive charge.

warhead8.5
launch8.2
guided missile

A missile that is directed to its target by a remote control system.

guided7.8
anti-aircraft missile

a missile designed to destroy aircraft in flight

anti-aircraft7.5
tactical missile

A guided missile designed for short-range battlefield use.

tactical7.5
missile launcher

A device used to launch missiles.

launcher7.2
anti-tank missile

A guided missile designed to destroy heavily armored military vehicles.

anti-tank7.0
interceptor missile

Used to describe a missile designed to intercept and destroy other missiles.

interceptor7.0
long-range missile

A guided projectile designed to travel over significant distances to a target.

long-range7.0
short-range missile

Used to describe a projectile designed for travelling over short distances.

short-range7.0
intercontinental missile

Describes a type of weapon capable of traveling between continents.

intercontinental6.8
land-based missile

Describes a missile designed to be launched from a location on land.

land-based6.8
heat-seeking missile

A type of missile that is guided to its target by detecting the heat that it gives off.

heat-seeking6.5
laser-guided missile

Used to describe a projectile directed by a laser beam.

laser-guided6.5
strategic missile

A long-range missile intended for use against strategic targets.

strategic6.3
medium-range missile

describes a missile capable of traveling a medium distance

medium-range6.0
surface-to-air missile

describes a missile launched from the ground or a ship to attack an aircraft

surface-to-air5.0
air-to-air missile

A missile launched from one aircraft to attack another.

air-to-air4.5
shoulder-fired missile

Refers to a weapon that can be carried and launched from a person's shoulder.

shoulder-fired4.5
air-to-ground missile

Used to describe something that travels from an aircraft to a target on the ground.

air-to-ground4.0
incoming missile

a missile flying towards a target

incoming4.0
air-to-surface missile

Used to describe a type of missile launched from an aircraft to a target on the ground or sea.

air-to-surface3.5
lob3.0