antiballistic

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adjective

designed to detect, intercept, and destroy a ballistic missile in flight

OriginEnglish ballistic ← New Latin ballisticu ← Classical Latin ballista →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. or systemgovernmentdesigned to detect, intercept, and destroy a ballistic missile in flight

Origin

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  4. Ancient Greekβᾰ́λλω (bắllō)
  5. Ancient Greekβαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)
  6. Classical Latinballista
  7. New Latinballisticu
  8. Englishballistic
  9. Englishantiballistic

From anti- + ballistic.

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Translations

Portuguese antibalístico
  • antibalísticodesigned to intercept a ballistic missile in flight
Swedish antiballistisk
  • antiballistiskdesigned to intercept a ballistic missile in flight
Cite this entry
APA

antiballistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiballistic

MLA

“antiballistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiballistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiballistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiballistic.

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