antimissile

adjective

an·ti·mis·sile ˌan-tē-ˈmi-səl

ˌan-tī-,

chiefly British -ˌsīl

variants or anti-missile

: designed as a defense against missiles

The military is worried that it lacks an adequate antimissile system …—

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And if a part of such an attack got through Israel’s antimissile defenses, there would be enormous pressure for a larger war that would inevitably threaten the civilian populations of both sides. —

Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2024 Minsk also agreed to host Russian fighter jets and antimissile S-400 systems on its territory. —

Artyom Shraibman, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2023 Perfect for sending to the South and evading antimissile systems. —

Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024 Explosions were heard in several areas as Israel’s Iron Dome — its extensive antimissile defense system — intercepted many of the projectiles. —

Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 10 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for antimissile