antimissile
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Etymology edit
Adjective edit
antimissile (not comparable)
- (military) Designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.
- antimissile defense
- antimissile missile
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designed to destroy another missile in flight
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Noun edit
antimissile (plural antimissiles)
- A missile or system designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.
- 2003, Edward R. Drachman, Alan Shank, You decide!: controversial global issues, page 89:
- In 1946, it pursued the first antimissiles in Projects Thumper and Wizard. These antimissiles could destroy incoming projectiles traveling at 4000 mph and at altitudes reaching 500000 feet.
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antimissile (plural antimissiles)
Further reading edit
- “antimissile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.