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interceptor Definition

in·ter·cep·tor (in′tər septər)

noun

a person or thing that intercepts; esp., a fast-climbing fighter jet or a surface-to-air missile

interceptor Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • launch: Several minutes later, an interceptor launched from the Marshall Islands will attempt to kill the warhead.
  • include: The capabilities will include ground-based interceptors, sea-based interceptors, additional Patriot units and sensors on land, sea and space.
  • allow: Allows an Interceptor to query the exception's information before it is thrown to the client.
  • develop: The Pentagon plans to develop sea-based interceptors, fit lasers to planes, and to explore the use of firing rockets from space.
  • use: In February we used the same interceptor to attempt another flight test.
  • deploy: But deploying such interceptors would not eliminate the desire for forward-deployed radars.

Adjective modifier

  • sea-based: The Bush plan might also call for the development of sea-based interceptors, which are likely to be modified versions of the land-based interceptors.
  • ground-based: The planned burnout speed of the ground-based interceptors is reported to be 7 to 8 km/s.
  • space-based: A constellation of space-based kinetic interceptors could not be deployed for many years, although small numbers of prototypes could possibly be deployed earlier.
  • all-weather: Capable of duties as a single-seat fighter bomber, high speed reconnaissance, heavy fighter, and two seat night and all-weather interceptor.

Modifies a noun

  • sewer: The complete interceptor sewer project cannot be delivered prior to the Olympics.
  • missile: This requires an interceptor missile close to the point of launch.
  • fighter: Our interceptor Fighters were very thin on the ground around this time concentrating on protecting London.
  • aircraft: The U.S. interceptor aircraft were armed with nuclear missiles.
  • test: The agency said this was the fifth successful interceptor test result out of six attempts.

Noun used with modifier

  • jet: The target seemed to pull away swiftly from the jet interceptor.
  • missile: Critical elements of the program, such as the booster rocket for the missile interceptor, have yet to be tested.
  • fighter: If the fighter interceptors came along up to about 1/2 HOUR LATER the UFO would have been long gone.
  • oil: This oil was escaping through a defective oil interceptor to the river nearby.
  • defense: The " hit-to-kill " PAC-3 Missile is the world's most capable air and missile defense interceptor.