antimissile
or an·ti-mis·sile
designed or used in defense against guided enemy missiles.
a ballistic device for seeking and destroying enemy missiles.
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How to use antimissile in a sentence
Thirteen people in Israel died during Hamas rocket strikes, 90 percent of which the Israeli military said were blocked by the country’s antimissile defense system, the Iron Dome.
The toll of Israeli strikes on Gaza: Mapping the destruction left behind | Dylan Moriarty, Ruby Mellen | June 11, 2021 | Washington PostAlready the U.S. is moving warplanes and antimissile systems to Jordan.
Cagaptay says leftist groups have lately been protesting the NATO deployment of Patriot antimissile batteries on Turkish soil.
U.S. Embassy Blast in Turkey ‘Act of Terror,’ Possibly Linked to Syria | Mike Giglio, Dan Ephron | February 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEquipping all jetliners with antimissile technology is neither financially nor logistically feasible.
It has begun to place near Moscow a limited antimissile defense.
British Dictionary definitions for antimissile
/ (ˌæntɪˈmɪsaɪl) /
relating to defensive measures against missile attack: an antimissile system
Also called: antimissile missile a defensive missile used to intercept and destroy attacking missiles: Abbreviation: AMM
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