From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtactical weapon/missiletactical weapon/missilePMa missile that is sent a short distance in military battle → tactical
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tactical weapon/missile• Beneath this umbrella of deterrence are tactical weapons.• The possibility of using it as a tactical weapon against the king-duke was too valuable an asset to be abandoned.• Your mission is to boldly go about the galaxy destroying the Klingon forces which possess many new tactical weapons and abilities.• But these women also employed medical definitions of physical and mental weakness as an effective tactical weapon in the battle with men. 