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US
/ˌɪnɝˈsɛptɝ, ˌɪntɝˈsɛptɝ/
]
[ UK /ˌɪntəsˈɛptɐ/ ]
[ UK /ˌɪntəsˈɛptɐ/ ]
NOUN
- a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
How To Use interceptor In A Sentence
- Decoys that can confuse the homing sensor in the interceptor are the Achilles' heel of this system.
- In Jerusalem, an Israeli official said Russia had yet to ship the S-300's "main systems" - such as radars and interceptor missiles - to Iran. The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines
- Fighter jets provide escort, tail aircraft and act as interceptors.
- Well, the most salient fact about that missile test was that, like the more grandiose Pacific tests of the Star Wars interceptors, it was a failure.
- Mr Richards said: ‘The company was assured all drainage was connected to the interceptors.’
- That could entail the deployment of ships carrying the interceptor missiles in the Sea of Japan.
- Next in the hierarchy is the primary drainage system, composed of main drains, sometimes called interceptor drains. 2. Drainage options
- Approximately 4,600 small interceptors would be deployed in orbit, each capable of homing in on and destroying incoming hostile warheads.
- Finding the rodding arm in an inspection chamber fitted with an interceptor trap is particularly difficult.
- Boost-phase (read: Aegis cruisers off the coast of Korea) and mid-course (read: Ft. Greely Alaska GMD silos) shootdown requires an interceptor launch so quickly that man-in-the-loop is not feasible. I, for one, want to welcome our robotic overlords ... - NASA Watch