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Definition of heat-seeking adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heat-seeking

adjective
 
/ˈhiːt siːkɪŋ/
 
/ˈhiːt siːkɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of a weapon) that moves towards the heat coming from the aircraft, etc. that it is intended to hit and destroy
    • heat-seeking missiles
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHeat-seeking is used with these nouns:
    • missile
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noun
 
 
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