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Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle
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MIRV — [ mirv ] n. m. inv. • v. 1970; acronyme de l angl. Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle « véhicule de rentrée à têtes multiples à guidage indépendant » ♦ Milit. Dernier étage d un missile comprenant plusieurs têtes nucléaires pouvant … Encyclopédie Universelle
MIRV — ☆ MIRV [mʉrv ] n. pl. MIRV s [m(ultiple) i(ndependently targeted) r(eentry) v(ehicle)] 1. an intercontinental ballistic missile with several warheads, each of which can be directed to a different target or to the same target at intervals 2. any… … English World dictionary
MIRV — MIRV, Mehrfachgefechtskopf … Universal-Lexikon
MIRV — sigla ES ingl. Multiple Independently Targeted Reentry Vehicle, veicolo multiplo per il rientro indipendente su bersagli preordinati, nel linguaggio militare … Dizionario italiano
MIRV — Wiedereintrittsspuren von acht MIRVs einer LG 118A Peacekeeper auf Kwajalein. (Langzeitbelichtung) … Deutsch Wikipedia
MIRV — abbr. multiple independently targeted re entry vehicle (a type of missile). * * * /merrv/, n. See multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle. Also, M.I.R.V. * * * MIRV /mûrv/ noun 1. A missile containing many thermonuclear warheads, able… … Useful english dictionary
MIRV — /merrv/, n. See multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle. Also, M.I.R.V. * * * in full multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle Any of several nuclear warheads carried on the front end of a ballistic missile. The technique allows… … Universalium
MIRV — sigla de Multiple Independently Targeted Reentry Vehicle (vehículo de reentrada dirigida independiente múltiple). Cualquiera de las varias cabezas nucleares transportadas en la punta de un misil balístico. La técnica permite liberar en diferentes … Enciclopedia Universal
MIRV — I. noun Etymology: multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle Date: 1967 a missile with two or more warheads designed to strike separate enemy targets; also any of the warheads of such a missile II. verb (MIRVed; MIRVing) Date: 1968 … New Collegiate Dictionary
MIRV — Mirvage Coupe d une tête de missile dotée de plusieurs ogives Le mirvage, de l anglais MIRV (Multiple Independently targeted Reentry Vehicle), est une technique dans le domaine de l armement militaire qui permet d équiper un missile nucléaire de… … Wikipédia en Français
