interception

[ in-ter-sep-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of intercepting.
2. the state or fact of being intercepted.
3. Military.
   1. the engaging of an enemy force in an attempt to hinder or prevent it from carrying out its mission.
   2. the monitoring of enemy radio transmission to obtain information.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interception¹

First recorded in 1590–1600, interception is from the Latin word interceptiōn- (stem of interceptiō ). See intercept, -ion

Example Sentences

Mahomes also didn’t get picked off by Tampa Bay when they met in the regular season, and he hasn’t thrown an interception during this year’s playoff run, either.

From Washington Post

He put many of those traits on display in a win over Washington in November, when he threw for 276 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions.

From Washington Post

Their coverage is also good, and Marcus Peters has a knack for making key interceptions.

From Washington Post

On ESPN Plus, during a stream focused on betting and analytics, fans learned that a Lamar Jackson pass that resulted in an interception had only a 28 percent chance of being completed.

From Washington Post

The eighth was an interception, one of two Roethlisberger heaved in the first quarter.

From Washington Post

The interception was one of more than 300 since the surge in fighting between Israel and the Islamic Hamas group last week.

From The Daily Beast

The other, to his immediate left, is calling for a touchback, the result of an interception.

From The Daily Beast

How could they review that and not decide that was an interception?

From The Daily Beast

One graph lists a variety of data interception methods including “full country traffic monitoring.”

From The Daily Beast

And that was before their government botched the flotilla interception, triggering a wave of international condemnation.

From The Daily Beast

Both were most anxious to evade any possibility of interception, more especially of collision with Dick Tresilyan.

From Project Gutenberg

Three times during the night I tried to flip around and cut my way through their cordon, and each time I faced interception.

From Project Gutenberg

The suppressed psychic impulse remains strong enough to revenge itself, by discontent and interception, on the suppressing agency.

From Project Gutenberg

At this interception everybody turned suddenly and looked at the Lay Reader.

From Project Gutenberg

Finally the passer himself and his immediate protectors should, the instant the pass is off, cover for possible interception.

From Project Gutenberg