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long-range missile
A missile designed to reach distant targets, often thousands of kilometers away. Contrasts with short- and medium-range missiles.
A compound of 長距離 (long distance) and ミサイル (missile). One of the standard range categories in news coverage of defense and missile tests; the longest-range types can cross continents.
Common collocations
- 長距離ミサイルを開発する: to develop long-range missiles
- 長距離弾道ミサイル: a long-range ballistic missile
- 長距離ミサイルの脅威: the threat of long-range missiles
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短距離ミサイル (short-range missile)