antiballistic
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antiballistic — /an tee beuh lis tik, an tuy /, adj. Mil. designed to detect, intercept, or destroy ballistic missiles: an antiballistic missile. [1955 60; ANTI + BALLISTIC] * * * antiballistic /an ti bə lisˈtik/ adjective (of a missile, etc) designed to destroy … Useful english dictionary
antiballistic — /an tee beuh lis tik, an tuy /, adj. Mil. designed to detect, intercept, or destroy ballistic missiles: an antiballistic missile. [1955 60; ANTI + BALLISTIC] * * * … Universalium
antiballistic — an•ti•bal•lis•tic [[t]ˌæn ti bəˈlɪs tɪk, ˌæn taɪ [/t]] adj. mil designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles: an antiballistic missile[/ex] • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
antiballistic missile — [an΄tībə lis′tik] n. a missile intended to intercept and destroy a ballistic missile in flight: see GUIDED MISSILE * * * … Universalium
Antiballistic Missile System — [ æntɪbə lɪstɪk mɪsɪl sɪstɪm, englisch], ABM System … Universal-Lexikon
antiballistic missile — [an΄tībə lis′tik] n. a missile intended to intercept and destroy a ballistic missile in flight: see GUIDED MISSILE … English World dictionary
antiballistic missile missile — Missile Mis sile, n. [L. missile.] 1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. [1913 Webster] 2. A rocket propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antiballistic missile (ABM) — Weapon designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles. Effective ABM systems have been sought since the Cold War, when the nuclear arms race raised the spectre of complete destruction by unstoppable ballistic missiles. In the late 1960s… … Universalium
antiballistic — an·ti·ballistic … English syllables
antiballistic missile — noun Date: circa 1959 a missile for intercepting and destroying ballistic missiles … New Collegiate Dictionary
