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antimissiles

antimissiles is the plural of antimissile.

Meaning of antimissile

Noun

antimissile (plural antimissiles)

  1. A missile or system designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.
    • In 1946, it pursued the first antimissiles in Projects Thumper and Wizard. These antimissiles could destroy incoming projectiles traveling at 4000 mph and at altitudes reaching 500000 feet.2003, Edward R. Drachman, Alan Shank, You decide!: controversial global issues, page 89

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Questions about antimissiles

What is antimissiles the plural of?
Antimissiles is the plural of antimissile.

Words near antimissiles in the dictionary

  1. antimisogynist
  2. antimisogynistic
  3. antimisogynists
  4. antimisogyny
  5. antimissile
  6. antimissiles
  7. antimission
  8. antimissionaries
  9. antimissionary
  10. antimissioner
  11. antimissioners

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