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antimissile

adj

Etymology

From anti- + missile.

  1. borrowed from missile
  2. formed as antimissile — “anti- + missile”

Definitions

  1. Designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.

    • antimissile defense
    • antimissile missile

  2. A missile or system designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.

    • 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA