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antiballistic

[ an-tee-buh-lis-tik, an-tahy- ]

adjective

Military.
  1. designed to detect, intercept, or destroy ballistic missiles:

    an antiballistic missile.



antiballistic

/ ˌæԳɪəˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to defence against ballistic weapons
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of antiballistic1

First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + ballistic
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“The United States is permitting constant, uncontrolled growth of the number of antiballistic missiles, improving their quality, and creating new missile launching areas,” Putin said in 2018.

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An arresting officer said in an affidavit that when Mr. Marley had put on his antiballistic armor in the Publix bathroom and placed the handguns, with rounds in the chambers, into his pockets, he had taken a “substantial step of the crime of aggravated assault,” a felony.

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The Patriot is a mobile surface-to-air missile and antiballistic missile system that can shoot down incoming missiles before they hit their intended targets.

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How long that tech gap can be sustained may be as important a geopolitical question as the nuclear, ballistic and antiballistic puzzles of the Cold War.

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Among the things he carried, Roman said, were antiballistic boots, meant to protect feet and legs from mines and other blasts.

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