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antisatellite

antisatellite adjective: intended to destroy or incapacitate a satellite.

Adjective

antisatellite (not comparable)

  1. Intended to destroy or incapacitate a satellite
    • The test of an antisatellite weapon last week, which Beijing declined to confirm or deny Friday despite widespread news coverage and diplomatic inquiries, was perceived by East Asia experts as China’s most provocative military action since it testfired missiles off the coast of Taiwan more than a...2007 January 20, Joseph Kahn, “China Shows Assertiveness in Weapons Test”, in New York Times

Origin of antisatellite

From anti- + satellite.

Questions about antisatellite

What does antisatellite mean?
Antisatellite means intended to destroy or incapacitate a satellite.
What part of speech is antisatellite?
Antisatellite is an adjective.

Words near antisatellite in the dictionary

  1. antisalt
  2. Antisana
  3. antisanction
  4. antisanctions
  5. antisarcoma
  6. antisatellite
  7. antisaturation
  8. antisauvagine
  9. antisavage
  10. antiscab
  11. antiscabies

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