brilliant pebble

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   a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles

   Broaderheat-seeking missile

Questions about brilliant pebble

What does brilliant pebble mean?

brilliant pebble means "a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles".

Is brilliant pebble a common word?

brilliant pebble is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.