Below you will find example sentences with "cruise missile". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Cruise Missile in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: missile
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.9 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "cruise missile" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 3 strategic cruise missile alongside a, a russian cruise missile aimed at, launched, new and nuclear stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with ballistic missile, cruise ship, cruise lines, ballistic missile and missile submarines, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with cruise missile
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Russia's new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile recently test-launched from a nuclear submarine in Barents sea. (17 words)
The cruise missile launches took place around 4 am (1900 GMT) on Saturday, Seoul's military said. (17 words)
Some or all of these subs may have been equipped to launch a nuclear-armed cruise missile. (17 words)
The new head of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the country’s nuclear arsenal, is taking a less forceful tone on developing the sea-launched cruise missile than his predecessor, who was an unabashed champion of the program. (39 words)
The BrahMos cruise missile, which is a joint venture between India and Russia, is different in this class, as it is a supersonic cruise missile that can travel much faster than other cruise missiles, which are subsonic. (37 words)
To make matters worse, the Pentagon is in the process of deploying new medium-range missile systems in the region, including the ones that can fire the land-based version of the medium-range “Tomahawk” cruise missile. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The BrahMos cruise missile, which is a joint venture between India and Russia, is different in this class, as it is a supersonic cruise missile that can travel much faster than other cruise missiles, which are subsonic.
These include a new air launched cruise missile and a new sea launched cruise missile to offset the Russian violation of the INF Treaty.
The tests involved a power test of a super-large warhead designed for the “Hwasal-1 Ra-3” strategic cruise missile, alongside a test launch of the “Pyoljji-1-2” new-type anti-aircraft missile.
To make matters worse, the Pentagon is in the process of deploying new medium-range missile systems in the region, including the ones that can fire the land-based version of the medium-range “Tomahawk” cruise missile.
But Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said the missile operator acted independently, targeting the plane after mistaking it for a “cruise missile”.
The BrahMos missile is the world’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile and has the capability to be fired from submarines as well.
Two new "low-yield" nuclear weapons, a submarine-launched ballistic missile, and a sea-launched cruise missile will also be added to the arsenal.
A player discovered a surprising use for the Comm Scrambler field upgrade in Modern Warfare 3, appearing to block a cruise missile killstreak.
On Thursday, Putin said Russia had successfully tested the Burevestnik, a nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable cruise missile with a potential range of many thousands of miles.
Russia's new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile recently test-launched from a nuclear submarine in Barents sea.
The cruise missile launches took place around 4 am (1900 GMT) on Saturday, Seoul's military said.
The new head of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the country’s nuclear arsenal, is taking a less forceful tone on developing the sea-launched cruise missile than his predecessor, who was an unabashed champion of the program.
The South Korean and US militaries launched their biggest joint military exercises in years, as North Korea said it conducted submarine-launched cruise missile tests in apparent protest of the drills it views as an invasion rehearsal.
Western officials and analysts recently warned that Russia had limited its cruise missile strikes in recent months in an apparent effort to build up stockpiles for massive strikes during the winter, hoping to break the Ukrainians’ spirit.
Also in March this year Poland said Russia had violated its airspace with a cruise missile launched at targets in western Ukraine.
Last weekend, Poland said a Russian cruise missile aimed at Ukraine had entered its airspace during more than two years of war – and demanded an explanation from Moscow.
Some or all of these subs may have been equipped to launch a nuclear-armed cruise missile.
The microwave weapons are fitted into an air-launched cruise missile and delivered from B-52 bombers.
The operation was similar to the role carried out by the UK's forces when Iran launched a drone and cruise missile barrage at Israel in April, when RAF Typhoons were involved in the defensive effort.
The United States publicly blamed 's development of the 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile for its departure from the treaty.