antirocket

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adjective

Designed to prevent, or counterattack against, rocket fire

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Meanings

adjectiveantirocket (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentDesigned to prevent, or counterattack against, rocket fire

    Some 200 were killed instantly, shocking Hamas and indeed all of Gaza, especially because Israel’s antirocket attacks in previous years had been more measured.

    2009 January 19, Ethan Bronner, “Parsing Gains of Gaza War”, in New York Times

Origin

From anti- + rocket.

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Translations

Polish antyrakietowy
  • antyrakietowydesigned to prevent, or counterattack against, rocket fire
Portuguese antifoguetes, antifoguete
  • antifoguetesdesigned to prevent, or counterattack against, rocket fire
  • antifoguetedesigned to prevent, or counterattack against, rocket fire
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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