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EXOCET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Exocet mean?
• EXOCET (noun)
The noun EXOCET has 1 sense:
1. a guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships
Familiarity information: EXOCET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Exocet" is a kind of...):
guided missile (a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)
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