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missile

[mis-uhl, -ahyl] / ˈmɪs əl, -aɪl /


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The Strait of Hormuz’s two-mile-wide shipping lanes make vessels highly vulnerable to missile and small-boat attacks, one report said.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

However, Kuwait and other Gulf Arab states have said they have detained people for sharing footage documenting Iranian missile and drone attacks on their territory during the war.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Wary of China's navy build-up, US ally Australia has reshaped its defence force in recent years to focus on its missile strike capability and deterring an adversary from its northern approaches.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

On Sept. 14, 2019, a coordinated drone and cruise missile attack—which the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Soon after this I was sent once more to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for still more missile and radar schooling.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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