interception
Americannoun
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an act or instance of intercepting.
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the state or fact of being intercepted.
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Military.
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the engaging of an enemy force in an attempt to hinder or prevent it from carrying out its mission.
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the monitoring of enemy radio transmission to obtain information.
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Etymology
Origin of interception
First recorded in 1590–1600, interception is from the Latin word interceptiōn- (stem of interceptiō ). See intercept, -ion
Example Sentences
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Also in Dubai, debris from an "aerial interception" caused a fire in a berth at the Jebel Ali deep sea port - the world's ninth busiest.
From BBC
Falling debris from an interception also set off a blaze at Dubai's Jebel Ali port, which hosts US warships and is capable of handling aircraft carriers.
From Barron's
He made a poor start, throwing an interception and kicking out on the full.
From Barron's
Wing Josh Adams made a couple of important early interventions with a crucial tackle on Scotland centre Huw Jones followed by a vital interception.
From BBC
The boarding of the Panamanian-flagged Veronica III is the second such US interception in the Indian Ocean in the past week.
From BBC
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