antisatellite

[an-tee-sat-l-ahyt, an-tahy-]

an·ti·sat·el·lite

[an-tee-sat-l-ahyt, an-tahy-]
adjective
(of a weapon or weapon system) designed to destroy an enemy's orbiting satellite. Abbreviation: ASAT

Origin:
1960–65; anti- + satellite
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Antisatellite has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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antisatellite

adjective
of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit; "antisatellite weapons" 
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