variants
or antiship
: designed to destroy ships
anti-ship missiles
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Ukraine's air force said Russia had attacked the southern Kherson region with an Onyx anti-ship cruise missile launched from Crimea from 2 a.m. local time (7 p.m. ET Saturday) and targeted the southern Mykolaiv region with anti-radar missiles.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Russia has supplied some weapons to the Houthis and last year came close to providing them with advanced anti-ship weapons in retaliation for American assistance to Ukraine.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
According to the report, the Japanese military accepted the request and dispatched fighter aircraft to hit Chinese military transport vessels with anti-ship missiles.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The artificial islands now host fighter-jet hangars, anti-ship cruise missile systems, and other military infrastructure.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Russia has supplied some weapons to the Houthis and last year came close to providing them with advanced anti-ship weapons in retaliation for American assistance to Ukraine.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
According to the report, the Japanese military accepted the request and dispatched fighter aircraft to hit Chinese military transport vessels with anti-ship missiles.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The artificial islands now host fighter-jet hangars, anti-ship cruise missile systems, and other military infrastructure.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-ship
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“Anti-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ship. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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