hard kill

noun

The neutralization of an incoming munition by destroying it rather than avoiding it.

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Meanings

nounhard kill (uncountable)

alternative hardkill

  1. uncountablegovernmentThe neutralization of an incoming munition by destroying it rather than avoiding it.
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APA

hard kill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20kill

MLA

“hard kill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20kill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard kill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20kill.

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