intercontinental ballistic missile

noun

A class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads.

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Meanings

nounintercontinental ballistic missile (plural intercontinental ballistic missiles)

plural intercontinental ballistic missiles

  1. aerospaceA class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads.

    Synonyms: ICBM, IBM

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another

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ICBM
Broader
ballistic missile

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From intercontinental + ballistic missile.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 洲際彈道導彈 /洲际弹道导弹
  • 洲際彈道導彈 /洲际弹道导弹 (zhōujì dàndào dǎodàn)a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
Finnish mannertenvälinen ballistinen ohjus
  • mannertenvälinen ballistinen ohjusa class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
French missile balistique intercontinental
  • missile balistique intercontinentala class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
German Interkontinentalrakete, Langstreckenrakete
  • Interkontinentalraketea class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
  • Langstreckenraketea class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
Irish diúracán balaistíoch idirilchríochach
  • diúracán balaistíoch idirilchríochacha class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
Japanese 大陸間弾道ミサイル
  • 大陸間弾道ミサイル (tairiku kan dandō misairu)a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
Korean 대륙 간 탄도 유도탄, 대륙 간 탄도(大陸間彈道) 미사일
  • 대륙 간 탄도 유도탄 (daeryuk gan tando yudotan)a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
  • 대륙 간 탄도(大陸間彈道) 미사일 (daeryuk gan tando misail)a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
Polish międzykontynentalny pocisk balistyczny
  • międzykontynentalny pocisk balistycznya class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
Russian межконтинента́льная баллисти́ческая раке́та, МБР
  • межконтинента́льная баллисти́ческая раке́та (mežkontinentálʹnaja ballistíčeskaja rakéta)a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
  • МБР (MBR)a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
Ukrainian міжконтинента́льна балісти́чна раке́та
  • міжконтинента́льна балісти́чна раке́та (mižkontynentálʹna balistýčna rakéta)a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
Vietnamese tên lửa liên lục địa
  • tên lửa liên lục địaa class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
Yiddish אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל־ראַקעט
  • אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל־ראַקעט (interkontinental-raket)a class of long-range missiles associated especially with carrying nuclear warheads (ICBM)
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APA

intercontinental ballistic missile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercontinental%20ballistic%20missile

MLA

“intercontinental ballistic missile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercontinental%20ballistic%20missile. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intercontinental ballistic missile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intercontinental%20ballistic%20missile.

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