anti-ballistic missile

noun

A missile designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in flight.

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Meanings

nounanti-ballistic missile (plural anti-ballistic missiles)

plural anti-ballistic missiles · alternative antiballistic missile

  1. aerospaceA missile designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in flight.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles

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antiballistic missileABM
Broader
guided missile

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Swedish antiballistisk robot
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APA

anti-ballistic missile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-ballistic%20missile

MLA

“anti-ballistic missile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-ballistic%20missile. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anti-ballistic missile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-ballistic%20missile.

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