antiballistic

American  

[an-tee-buh-lis-tik, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti bəˈlɪs tɪk, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

Military.

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

   an antiballistic missile.

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antiballistic British  

/ ˌæntɪbəˈlɪstɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to defence against ballistic weapons

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Etymology

Origin of antiballistic

First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + ballistic

Example Sentences

The center does real-time operational forecasting for the military, for example, at the antiballistic missile systems site at Fort Greely, Alaska, and has done the computer modeling that has helped improve forecasting of wildfire behavior.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2022

This policy reflected an “unacknowledged arms-control understanding” between the United States and the Soviet Union that was, he said, the most important agreement of the Cold War, after the 1972 antiballistic missile treaty.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2016

Washington has urged the gulf states to better coordinate their defense systems so that they can create an integrated antiballistic missile umbrella instead of running their own systems independently of each other.

From Washington Post • May 8, 2015

In 1974, a protocol was signed that reduced antiballistic missile sites to one per country, since neither country had yet begun to build its second system.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014