antiship

Examples

• All

• Iran has the capacity to attack the Strait of Hormuz from its shore, using coastal antiship missiles (such as Chinese Silkworm missiles), patrol boats, and short-range aircraft flying from nearby bases.

  Academic text (2007)

• But it's a well-known fact that EF5-class destroyers carry at least two Fei Lung-9 antiship cruise missiles with RK-55 warheads—twenty-kiloton yield.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Advanced antiship mines may constrain U.S. naval operations even further in coastal areas.

  Academic text (2009)

• "The Philippines have only one vessel large enough to land a helicopter and load antiship weapons on board—

  Fiction book (1991)

• "My expert maintains that the Chinese vessel in the satellite imagery we've just received carries nuclear-tipped antiship missiles."

  Fiction book (1991)

• Its SS-N-22 Sunburn antiship missiles are known to be one of the most deadly antiship missiles in the world, with a range of 120 kilometers and an ability to keep large destroyers and aircraft carriers at bay.

  Academic text (2004)

• The navy deployed advanced antiship missiles to protect its fleet from enemy attacks.

• During the military exercise, the soldiers practiced launching antiship weapons at simulated maritime targets.

• The defense report highlighted the effectiveness of antiship mines in deterring enemy naval forces.

Synonyms

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Exocet

vsantiship

• Specialized

2 9.9

A French-made guided missile used to attack ships

is the general class that includes specific models rather than a single weapon

Surface Forms

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Etymology