antimissile

or an·ti-mis·sile

[ an-tee-mis-uhl, an-tahy-or, especially British, -mis-ahyl ]

adjective

1. designed or used in defense against guided enemy missiles.

noun

1. a ballistic device for seeking and destroying enemy missiles.

antimissile

/ ˌæntɪˈmɪsaɪl /

adjective

1. relating to defensive measures against missile attack

   an antimissile system

noun

1. Also calledantimissile missile a defensive missile used to intercept and destroy attacking missiles AMM

Word History and Origins

Origin of antimissile¹

First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + missile

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

Already the U.S. is moving warplanes and antimissile systems to Jordan.

From The Daily Beast

Cagaptay says leftist groups have lately been protesting the NATO deployment of Patriot antimissile batteries on Turkish soil.

From The Daily Beast

Equipping all jetliners with antimissile technology is neither financially nor logistically feasible.

From The Daily Beast

It has begun to place near Moscow a limited antimissile defense.

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