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cruise missile

unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
Product weapon_type Q181860
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Summary

cruise missile is a weapon type[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of weapon type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,625 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: missile[3]
  • Commons category: Cruise missiles[4]
  • Opposite of: ballistic missile[5]
  • Has part(s): submarine-launched cruise missile[6], ground-launched cruise missile[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cruise missiles[8]
  • Commons gallery: Cruise missile[9]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox cruise missile[10]

Why It Matters

cruise missile has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → weapon type
    Opposite of → ballistic missile
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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