(DoD) Guided missile, the major portion of whose flight path to its target is conducted at approximately constant velocity; depends on the dynamic reaction of air for lift and upon propulsion forces to balance drag.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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