Interceptor Definition

intərseptər
interceptors
noun
A person or thing that intercepts; esp., a fast-climbing fighter jet or a surface-to-air missile.
Webster's New World

Anything that intercepts something else.

Wiktionary
(architecture, engineering) A device to trap, remove, or separate deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter (such as oil, grease, gasoline, sand, and sediment) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
Wiktionary

(computing, programming) A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.

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Other Word Forms of Interceptor

Noun

Singular:
interceptor
Plural:
interceptors

Interceptor Sentence Examples

  • The target seemed to pull away swiftly from the jet interceptor.

  • This oil was escaping through a defective oil interceptor to the river nearby.

  • The " hit-to-kill " PAC-3 Missile is the world's most capable air and missile defense interceptor.

  • Further extensions to the interceptor sewer scheme are also planned.

  • Interceptor also produces a heartworm preventative product for cats.

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Words Starting With

IININT

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RORTOR

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