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GUIDANCE DEVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile)
Synonyms:
guidance device; guidance system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("guidance device" is a kind of...):
system (instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guidance device"):
JDAM; Joint Direct Attack Munition (a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs)
Holonyms ("guidance device" is a part of...):
guided missile (a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)
