Stinger

Other forms: Stingers

Definitions of Stinger
  1. noun
    a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
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    type of:
    heat-seeking missile
    a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
    SAM, surface-to-air missile
    a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
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