interceptor
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7.1
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈsɛptər/
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interceptor
- If you hear or see any airplanes, you pick up the phone, you yell, "Army flash !" - You got a direct line to the Interceptor Command.
- the main interceptor
So does the current system with, as we described it, the interceptors and so on, have a hope against the North Korean attack?
- So does the current system with, as we described it, the interceptors and so on, have a hope against the North Korean attack?
- And if you if you were to make a mistake, it's not cosmic to have launched an interceptor.
Examples
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Since the interceptor was so severely blocked, raw sewage would bypass into Blackwater Creek and the James River.
Academic text (1998) -
I gotta let Interceptor Command know I'm up there !
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In Pennsylvania, I'm the best little interceptor of passes you ever saw.
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Do we need fighter/interceptors anymore?
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We're on board a government interceptor ship in a holding cell where they detain terrorists.
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Interceptor Command, this is Colonel Maddox.
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The police interceptor swiftly caught up to the speeding car, preventing it from escaping.
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As an interceptor, her job is to stop unauthorized ships from entering the restricted zone.
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The new drone serves as an interceptor, designed to intercept and neutralize potential threats.
Synonyms
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4.0
A person or thing that stops the normal flow of activity
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9.4
A military plane that stops enemy supplies reaching their forces
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Etymology
Interceptor comes from the Latin parts inter- 'between' and capere 'to take', like in capture. An interceptor is a person or thing that 'takes' or stops someone or something in motion, for example a police car, a missile, or a player who catches a pass.