antimissile

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antimissile

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From anti- + missile.

adjective

not comparable Designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight. antimissile defense

noun antimissiles

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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adj designed to destroy another missile in flight

Español	antimisil
Português	antimísseis, antimíssil
Français	antimissile
Ελληνικά	αντιπυραυλικός antipyravlikós
Русский	противораке́тный protivorakétnyj

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@misc{antimissile_2026,
  title = {antimissile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antimissile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}