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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 shipsplay

  Familiarity information: EXOCET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXOCET (noun)


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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