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  • 1AIM-120 AMRAAM — An AIM 120 AMRAAM mounted on the wingtip station of a General Dynamics F 16 Fighting Falcon Type Medium range, active radar homing air to air missile …

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  • 2aim — vb 1 point, *direct, level, train, lay Analogous words: bend, *curve, twist 2 Aim, aspire, pant all may mean to have as a controlling desire something beyond one’s present power of attainment. Aim stresses a clearly defined end toward which one’s …

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  • 3effort — [n] work, exertion accomplishment, achievement, act, aim, application, aspiration, attempt, battle, crack*, creation, deed, discipline, drill, elbow grease*, endeavor, energy, enterprise, essay, exercise, feat, fling*, force, go*, industry,… …

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  • 4AIM-9 Sidewinder — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=AIM 9 Sidewinder caption= origin= United States type=Short range air to air missile used by= manufacturer=Nammo Raytheon Company Ford Aerospace Loral Corp. unit cost=US$85,000 propellant= production… …

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  • 5effort */*/*/ — UK [ˈefə(r)t] / US [ˈefərt] noun Word forms effort : singular effort plural efforts Metaphor: When you put a lot of effort into doing something, it is like using a part of your body. Does she have the backbone to stand up to them? Or will she… …

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  • 6AIM-4 Falcon — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=AIM 4 Falcon caption=A pair of AIM 4D Falcons in the weapons bay of the F 102 Delta Dagger fighter origin= type= used by= manufacturer= unit cost= propellant= production date= service= engine= engine power=… …

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  • 7aim */*/*/ — I UK [eɪm] / US noun Word forms aim : singular aim plural aims Metaphor: An aim or purpose that you want to achieve is like a place that you want to get to or a target that you want to hit. I haven t yet reached my goal. ♦ They are making every… …

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  • 8effort*/*/*/ — [ˈefət] noun 1) [C/U] an attempt to do something that is difficult or involves hard work Detectives are talking to other witnesses in an effort to find out more about the girl.[/ex] I ve made an effort to drink less tea and coffee.[/ex] The… …

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  • 9aim — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French aesmer & esmer; Anglo French aesmer, from a (from Latin ad ) + esmer to estimate, from Latin aestimare Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to direct a course; specifically to point a weapon …

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  • 10AIM-68 Big Q — The AIM 68 is an American air to air missile design. It never entered production.OverviewThe Big Q began life in 1963 as a replacement for the AIR 2 Genie rocket. The Genie was unguided, and had generally poor flight performance characteristics.… …

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