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antisatellite

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an⋅ti⋅sat⋅el⋅lite

  [an-tee-sat-l-ahyt, an-tahy-]
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–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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an·ti·sat·el·lite   (ān'tē-sāt'l-īt, ān'tī-)   
adj.  Directed against enemy satellites: antisatellite weapons.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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