MIRV

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
verb
  1. To attack with MIRV missiles.

Word forms

MIRV MIRVs mirving mirved

Related words

Derived words

MIRV missile
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