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WIREGUIDED MISSILE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Missiles and Rockets
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wire-guided missile
1, record 1, English, wire%2Dguided%20missile
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A missile guided to its target by signals transmitted over wires attached to its guidance system. 2, record 1, English, - wire%2Dguided%20missile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As the missile flies, the wires are reeled out behind it … 3, record 1, English, - wire%2Dguided%20missile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
wire-guided missile: designation officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel. 4, record 1, English, - wire%2Dguided%20missile
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wireguided missile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Missiles et roquettes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- missile filoguidé
1, record 1, French, missile%20filoguid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les missiles] avaient pour point commun d'être contrôlés par le pilote de l'avion tireur grâce à une sorte de joystick dont les informations étaient transmises soit par un câble reliant l'avion et le missile (missile filoguidé), soit par un système radio (missile radioguidé), ce qui permettait au chasseur de rester à une distance de sécurité. 2, record 1, French, - missile%20filoguid%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
missile filoguidé : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 1, French, - missile%20filoguid%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Misiles y cohetes
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- misil filodirigido
1, record 1, Spanish, misil%20filodirigido
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El MILAN es un misil filodirigido perteneciente a la segunda generación, lo cual quiere decir que es guiado por hilo, por lo tanto el tirador tiene que tener centrado el objetivo en el retículo del visor hasta que este llegue a su blanco. 1, record 1, Spanish, - misil%20filodirigido
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