Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun antiballistic_missile

1 sense of antiballistic missile

Sense 1
antiballistic missile, ABM -- (a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs")
       => guided missile -- (a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)