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antimissile

/an-tee-mis-uhl, an-tahy- or, especially British, -mis-ahyl/US // ˌæn tiˈmɪs əl, ˌæn taɪ- or, especially British, -ˈmɪs aɪl //UK // (ˌæntɪˈmɪsaɪl) //

反导弹,反导,反弹道导弹,反弹

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : designed or used in defense against guided enemy missiles.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a ballistic device for seeking and destroying enemy missiles.

Examples

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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