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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Israel’s Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 interceptor missiles played a critical role in intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles during the April 13 and October 1 barrages. —

Paul Iddon, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 This is different to Israel’s traditional means of destroying missiles and rockets, where radar is used to identify an incoming threat and then an interceptor missile is fired to destroy the projectile midair. —

Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024 Stocks of interceptor missiles are also fired by air defense launchers to take out an incoming threat. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 From jammers to directed energy to explosive interceptors, here's some of what was on the AUSA show floor: Northrop Grumman unveiled its latest Bushmaster chain gun, which can handle two ammo feeds at the same time. —

Colin Demarest, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interceptor