interceptor
noun
in·ter·cep·tor
ˌin-tər-ˈsep-tər 
variants
or less commonly intercepter
: one that intercepts
specifically
: a light high-speed fast-climbing fighter plane or missile designed for defense against raiding bombers or missiles
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Israeli Response Israel's multi-layered defense system—including Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Arrow 2 and 3 interceptors—has stopped many incoming missiles.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Unsurprisingly, Russia and China have been the starkest foreign detractors of Golden Dome, which sets out to defend the vast spread of the U.S. homeland from ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles through a web of satellites, sensors and interceptors.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 20 June 2025
And while Ukrainian interceptors have brought down thousands of the Russian reconnaissance drones that find targets for their artillery, these are still also very much present.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Israeli defenses with the help of U.S. anti-missile systems stopping many in flight, but watch as part of an Iranian missile hit by interceptors, plunges right into downtown Tel Aviv, leaving a massive plume of smoke.
—ABC News, 15 June 2025
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Unsurprisingly, Russia and China have been the starkest foreign detractors of Golden Dome, which sets out to defend the vast spread of the U.S. homeland from ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles through a web of satellites, sensors and interceptors.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 20 June 2025
And while Ukrainian interceptors have brought down thousands of the Russian reconnaissance drones that find targets for their artillery, these are still also very much present.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Israeli defenses with the help of U.S. anti-missile systems stopping many in flight, but watch as part of an Iranian missile hit by interceptors, plunges right into downtown Tel Aviv, leaving a massive plume of smoke.
—ABC News, 15 June 2025
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“Interceptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interceptor. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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interceptor
noun
in·ter·cep·tor
ˌint-ər-ˈsep-tər
: one that intercepts
especially
: a fast fighter plane designed for defense against bombers
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