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antimissile missile

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noun

a ballistic missile for seeking and destroying missiles in flight.

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RELATED WORDS

ABM

Nearby words

  1. antimetabole,
  2. antimetabolite,
  3. antimicrobial,
  4. antimilitant,
  5. antimissile,
  6. antimitotic,
  7. antimonarchist,
  8. antimonate,
  9. antimonial,
  10. antimonic

Origin of antimissile missile

First recorded in 1955–60
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