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Meaning
Verb
●
To become very
angry
and irrational.
●
In Aerospace:
for a usually
rocket
-powered,
predominantly
non-glide
projectile
or
aerial
vehicle
, such as a
ballistic missile
, to
travel
to its
target
partly
via
unpowered
ballistic
or quasi-ballistic
flight
, usually
following
burnout
of its
rocket
motor
●
In Military:
for a
powered
, usually
guided missile
or other
aerial
vehicle
to
travel
on an
unguided
or
ballistic
trajectory
, having
lost
power, control or guidance
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