"MIRV" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: MIRVs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MIRV (plural MIRVs)
  1. (military) Initialism of multiple independently-targettable reentry vehicle; the independently targettable reentry capsule for a ballistic missile's payload, typically a nuclear weapon, where the missile has multiple instances of such. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: multiple independently-targettable reentry vehicle (extra: the independently targettable reentry capsule for a ballistic missile's payload, typically a nuclear weapon, where the missile has multiple instances of such) Categories (topical): Military, Nuclear warfare Derived forms: MIRV missile Related terms: MRV, RV
    Sense id: en-MIRV-en-noun-GNvv9UsV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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