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cruise missile

UK ( US cruise missile)
 
 
noun [C]

Translation

a weapon that flies through the air, and which often carries nuclear weapons
kruz füzesi; nükleer başlık taşıyan füze
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(Definition of cruise missile noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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