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Iron Dome

Iron Dome proper noun: an Israeli defense system against short-range rockets.

iron dome: an Israeli defense system against short-range rockets
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Proper noun

the Iron Dome

  1. An Israeli defense system against short-range rockets.

Origin of Iron Dome

Calque of Hebrew כיפת ברזל (kipát barzél).

Questions about Iron Dome

What does Iron Dome mean?
Iron Dome means an Israeli defense system against short-range rockets.
What part of speech is Iron Dome?
Iron Dome is a proper noun.

Words near Iron Dome in the dictionary

  1. iron crosses
  2. Iron Crown
  3. iron curtain
  4. iron curtains
  5. iron deficiency
  6. Iron Dome
  7. iron eagle
  8. iron eagles
  9. iron fall
  10. iron falls
  11. iron filings

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