Exocet
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- noun
- /ˈɛksoʊˌseɪ/
- Specialized
- Simeon Weisz, Angola, Mozambique, those Exocet missiles in the Falklands.
- Exocet missile
- launch an Exocet
- Exocet hit
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Examples
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In naval combat, the use of an Exocet missile can be decisive against enemy ships.
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And then the damage that had been done had been done by Exocet missiles.
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(man) Both of these ships are carrying Exocet missiles, Prime Minister.
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Marsden couldn't be any more screwed if they put an exocet through his front window.
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They carry the Exocet anti-ship missile.
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Iraqi forces were equipped with large quantities of Soviet equipment, mostly modern, as well as some Western equipment, including Mirage aircraft and Exocet missiles.
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He told me, bluntly, that if the Argentineans are prepared and willing to risk their aircraft, they have enough Exocet missiles to cripple most of our fleet.
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The British destroyer was hit by an Exocet missile during the Falklands War.
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The French navy showcased their Exocet missile system in an international demonstration.
Synonyms
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A missile launched from a warship to hit enemy ships or land targets
A weapon that attacks ships at sea, often a missile
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Exocet comes from the French name for a fish, the exocet, which means 'flying fish' because it jumps above the sea. The missile was named after that fish because it flies low over the water toward ships.