heat seeker
Infrared-guided missile type
A heat seeker is a missile that tracks targets by detecting their heat signatures, typically the infrared radiation from aircraft engines: The pilot deployed flares to confuse the heat seeker.
Figuratively, someone who pursues warmth or attention might be called a heat seeker, though this use is playful.
In slang, it can describe someone drawn to conflict or intense situations.
- guided missileSteerable self-propelled weapon
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- targetObject of pursuit
- trackingMonitoring location over time
guided · thermal · thermal imaging · locked · pursuit · hot pursuit · homing · warhead · radar · launch · intercept · predator · cold blooded · hunter · sidewinder · fire and forget · flare · signature
- Air Combatair strike, airstrikes, fighter pilot, bombing run, combat aircraft
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- Missilesmissile, ICBM, cruise missile, ballistic missile, guided missile
- rocket launchersrocket launcher, RPG, bazooka, shoulder-fired, rocket artillery
heat seekerradar-guided
Steered by wave detection
dumb bomb · laser-guided · wire-guided · laser-guided bomb · unguided
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