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Iron Dome

American

[ahy-ern dohm] / ˈaɪ ərn ˈdoʊm /

noun

an Israeli air defense system that uses radar to detect incoming rockets, calculates whether they will hit Israeli towns, and launches missiles to shoot them down.

Etymology

Origin of Iron Dome

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

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Israel's famed Iron Dome system is the third tier and was originally designed to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Last June, Israel stopped almost all Iran’s Shahed drones using aircraft, helicopters, its Iron Dome short-range missile system and electronic warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

The funding would support the development of a defense system that Lai has called the “T-Dome”—an echo of Israel’s Iron Dome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Israel’s Iron Dome program is designed to intercept missiles with a range of 40 miles traveling at twice the speed of sound.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2025

In addition to Iron Dome, systems such as Adam’s Sling, Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 are designed to destroy ballistic missiles.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2024

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