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interceptor /ɪntəˈsɛptə /noun1A person or thing that intercepts.Approximately 4,600 small interceptors would be deployed in orbit, each capable of homing in on and destroying incoming hostile warheads....- There is also the issue that point short-range interceptors, when dealing with incoming missiles, are most effective when nuclear tipped.
- ‘The ABM treaty is a relic of the past,’ Bush said, arguing in favour of a missile defence system of interceptors to protect against incoming missiles from ‘rogue’ states.
1.1A fast aircraft for stopping or repelling hostile aircraft.Fighter jets provide escort, tail aircraft and act as interceptors....- He effectively shows, even to the novice, that the design requirements for interceptors, ‘bomber-fighters,’ and air-superiority fighters are very dissimilar.
- Fighter interceptors stayed on high alert, ready to respond within minutes to identify and monitor suspicious aircraft.
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