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SLCM

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Initialism of stochastic life cycle model.
  2. Initialism of sea-launched cruise missile.

Examples

“Select⟳ the SLCM that will best satisfy⟳ the project attributes and constraints.”
“The design⟳ of the common SLCM to be developed shall take⟳ the design⟳ constraints into account.”
“Although there is significant flexibility and exploratory capabilities offere in the multi-objective structure⟳ and weighting in the SLCM, it does present⟳ a potential difficulty when carrying out analysis.”
“In principle, ALCMs and SLCMs differ⟳ only in their launch⟳ platforms; it therefore might be possible for ALCMs to be launched from SLCM launchers with only minor modifications.”
“Hence SLCM's do not fit easily into either a disarming first strike⟳ or a retaliatory category.”
“And since over 80% of US SLCMs will be non-nuclear, the correlation between SLCM-capable launchers and US nuclear SLCMs is even more tenuous.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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