BRILLIANT PEBBLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("brilliant pebble" is a kind of...):

heat-seeking missile (a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine))

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