Meanings
nounballistic missile (plural ballistic missiles)
plural ballistic missiles
- aerospaceA missile that is initially guided, but then follows a ballistic (freely falling) trajectory.
Russia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four people and injured about 100.
2026 May 24, Jennifer Rankin, “Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic ballistic missile in ‘deranged’ attack”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 May 2026
Origin
Translations
Arabic صَارُوخ بَالِسْتِيّ, صَارُوخ قَذْفِيّ
- صَارُوخ بَالِسْتِيّ (ṣārūḵ bālistiyy)missile
- صَارُوخ قَذْفِيّ (ṣārūḵ qaḏfiyy)missile
- مَقْذُوف قَذْفِيّ (maqḏūf qaḏfiyy)missile
- صَارُوخ قَوْسِيّ (ṣārūḵ qawsiyy)missile
Bengali নিক্ষেপী ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র
- নিক্ষেপী ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র (nikkhepi kheponastro)missile
Bulgarian балисти́чна раке́та
- балисти́чна раке́та (balistíčna rakéta)missile
Chinese Mandarin 彈道導彈 /弹道导弹, 彈道飛彈 /弹道飞弹
- 彈道導彈 /弹道导弹 (dàndào dǎodàn)missile
- 彈道飛彈 /弹道飞弹 (dàndào fēidàn)missile
Czech balistická raketa, balistická střela
- balistická raketamissile
- balistická střelamissile
Danish ballistisk missil
- ballistisk missilmissile
Dutch ballistische raket
- ballistische raketmissile
Estonian ballistiline rakett
- ballistiline rakettmissile
Finnish ballistinen ohjus
- ballistinen ohjusmissile
French missile balistique
- missile balistiquemissile
German ballistische Rakete
- ballistische Raketemissile
Greek βαλλιστικός πύραυλος
- βαλλιστικός πύραυλος (vallistikós pýravlos)missile
Hebrew טִיל בָּלִיסְטִי
- טִיל בָּלִיסְטִי (til balistí)missile
Hindi बैलिस्टिक प्रक्षेपास्त्र, बैलिस्टिक मिसाइल
- बैलिस्टिक प्रक्षेपास्त्र (bailisṭik prakṣepāstra)missile
- बैलिस्टिक मिसाइल (bailisṭik misāil)missile
Hungarian ballisztikus rakéta
- ballisztikus rakétamissile
Icelandic ballísk eldflaug, skotflaug
- ballísk eldflaugmissile
- skotflaugmissile
Indonesian rudal balistik, peluru kendali balistik
- rudal balistikmissile
- peluru kendali balistikmissile
Irish diúracán balaistíochta, diúracán balaistíoch
- diúracán balaistíochtamissile
- diúracán balaistíochmissile
Italian missile balistico
- missile balisticomissile
Japanese 弾道ミサイル
- 弾道ミサイル (dandō misairu)missile
Korean 탄도 미사일, 탄도 유도탄
- 탄도 미사일 (tando misail)missile
- 탄도 유도탄 (tando yudotan)missile
- 화성포 (hwaseongpo)missile
Latvian ballistiskā raķete
- ballistiskā raķetemissile
Lithuanian balistinė raketa
- balistinė raketamissile
Malay peluru berpandu balistik
- peluru berpandu balistikmissile
Norwegian Bokmål ballistisk missil
- ballistisk missilmissile
Polish pocisk balistyczny, rakieta balistyczna
- pocisk balistycznymissile
- rakieta balistycznamissile
Portuguese míssil balístico
- míssil balísticomissile
Romanian rachetă balistică
- rachetă balisticămissile
Russian баллисти́ческая раке́та
- баллисти́ческая раке́та (ballistíčeskaja rakéta)missile
Slovak balistická raketa, balistická strela
- balistická raketamissile
- balistická strelamissile
Spanish misil balístico
- misil balísticomissile
Swahili kombora la balistiki
- kombora la balistikimissile
Swedish ballistisk robot
- ballistisk robotmissile
Thai ขีปนาวุธ
- ขีปนาวุธ (kǐi-bpà-naa-wút)missile
Turkish balistik füze
- balistik füzemissile
Ukrainian балісти́чна раке́та
- балісти́чна раке́та (balistýčna rakéta)missile
Urdu بَیلِسْٹِک مِیزائِل
- بَیلِسْٹِک مِیزائِل (bailisṭik mīzāil)missile
Vietnamese tên lửa đạn đạo
- tên lửa đạn đạomissile
Cite this entry
APA
ballistic missile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistic%20missile
MLA
“ballistic missile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistic%20missile. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballistic missile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistic%20missile.
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