/ Dictionary / Index A air-launched cruise missile: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: air'-launched cruise' mis"sile Pronunciation: (âr'lôncht", -läncht"), [key] — Mil. Mil. a winged, jet-powered missile designed to be launched from an aircraft and to fly toward the target at low altitude on automatic guidance, with a range of almost 2500 mi. (4023 km). Abbr.: ALCM, A.L.C.M. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. air lane air layer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lunar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language