lead-collision course
noun
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: an interception course designed for radar-equipped rocket-armed interceptors in which an airplane closes on the target airplane on a straight-line heading which if pursued would end in collision, the rockets being fired automatically to arrive at the point of collision ahead of the interceptor compare pursuit curve
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“Lead-collision course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-collision%20course. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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