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anti-ballistic missile

anti-ballistic missile noun: a missile designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in flight.

Noun

anti-ballistic missile (plural anti-ballistic missiles)

  1. A missile designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in flight.

Forms of anti-ballistic missile

pluralanti-ballistic missiles
alternative formantiballistic missile

Questions about anti-ballistic missile

What does anti-ballistic missile mean?
Anti-ballistic missile means a missile designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in flight.
What part of speech is anti-ballistic missile?
Anti-ballistic missile is a noun.
What is the plural of anti-ballistic missile?
The plural of anti-ballistic missile is anti-ballistic missiles.

Words near anti-ballistic missile in the dictionary

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