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antimissile

American  
[an-tee-mis-uhl, an-tahy-, -mis-ahyl] / ˌæn tiˈmɪs əl, ˌæn taɪ-, -ˈmɪs aɪl /
Or anti-missile

adjective

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

noun

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

antimissile British  
/ ˌæntɪˈmɪsaɪl /

adjective

  1. relating to defensive measures against missile attack

    an antimissile system
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also called: antimissile missile.   AMM.  a defensive missile used to intercept and destroy attacking missiles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of antimissile

First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + missile

Example Sentences

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The Thaad antimissile system was deployed to Israel in 2024, along with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. has sent Army troops to Israel to operate the Thaad antimissile system and has previously stationed ballistic missile defense-equipped destroyers near Israel to help protect the country from missile and drone attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. also sent Patriot antimissile batteries that year to Israel to defend the country from the Scud missile attacks then Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had ordered.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now the situation is somewhat reversed and it is Israel’s antimissile defenses that will help protect the F-22s based in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

In recent weeks, the U.S. has moved to bolster its air defenses in the Middle East by sending additional Thaad and Patriot antimissile systems to Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Israel, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

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