interceptor
ਇੰਟਰਸੈਪਟਰ
definition
noun
Approximately 4,600 small interceptors would be deployed in orbit, each capable of homing in on and destroying incoming hostile warheads.
a person or thing that stops or catches (someone or something) going from one place to another.
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The pilot of the fighter shoots down an 'interceptor' that would otherwise have shot down the bomber.
The 'interceptor' is too slow to get anywhere near to a real intercontinental missile.
Surface water will be intercepted and silt traps and an oil 'interceptor' , if required, will be installed to prevent suspended solids and oil/diesel from machinery discharging to streams.
This is a very important parameter for an 'interceptor' attempting to engage an incoming enemy aircraft.
No attempts were made to resume the program, which initially envisaged a ramjet-powered 'interceptor' and even a commercial aircraft.
They investigated the viability of an alternative approach to solving the network problem by providing an 'interceptor' along the route of the proposed inner relief road.
Although the F - 14 Tomcat is relatively old, with the combination of both upgrades and its mix of weapons, it has kept its position as a formidable 'interceptor' .
Some experts argue for space versions of airborne lasers already under development, others for more conventional missile 'interceptors' .
I think that's quite a long way yet before we get to any decisions, if we ever do, about the location of 'interceptors' .
Approximately 4,600 small 'interceptors' would be deployed in orbit, each capable of homing in on and destroying incoming hostile warheads.
Among them was a ban on space-based 'interceptors' .
As well, oil and grit 'interceptors' are to be placed in the parking lot to ensure storm water is dealt with appropriately.
The FAA possessed some frontline aircraft equal to any in the world - including Mirage III 'interceptors' .
Fighter jets provide escort, tail aircraft and act as 'interceptors' .
There are small strike craft, such as fighters, bombers, 'interceptors' , and mechs, corvettes, smaller capital ships such as frigates, and then the larger cruisers, carriers and battleships.
‘The ABM treaty is a relic of the past,’ Bush said, arguing in favour of a missile defence system of 'interceptors' to protect against incoming missiles from ‘rogue’ states.
The Germans should have had more fighter 'interceptors' to protect their environment.
If Britain were to agree, it would benefit from more effective radar warning systems, although there are no 'interceptors' in Europe.
Many of the big 'interceptors' - drains that catch all the sewage before sending it to Beach Rd - had been struck by vandals in the past.
They scrambled fighter 'interceptors' because they were tracking strange objects on radar making all kinds of radical maneuvers.
Anticipating that the opponent may employ their own fighters or 'interceptors' , you may want to add some gun-ships.
If the illegal flight attempts to evade the 'interceptors' , the center may authorize them to destroy it.
Reports of possible trouble on a BA flight from Baltimore to London led to the RAF scrambling two fighter 'interceptors' to escort the plane home.
The Soviet Union, the only real target for the bomber, was developing surface-to-air missiles and 'interceptors' that might have been capable of defeating the aircraft.
Various options are under consideration, including a land-based system of 100 'interceptors' that would be based in Alaska and guided by a long-range radar station in the Aleutian Islands.
‘These 'interceptors' were situated only 30 ft from a home at Green Lane and were left without lids or protection,’ he remarked.
Faster 'interceptors' can fly farther in the time available, reducing the number required.
But he will say that the most ludicrous aspect of the system (namely, the petition 'interceptors' whose mission was to reduce the number of registered petitioners) has been eliminated, or so it seems.
Several Liberals pleaded with the prime minister to withhold Canadian backing of the plan, which involves planting missile 'interceptors' in the U.S. and, eventually, abroad.
Well, the most salient fact about that missile test was that, like the more grandiose Pacific tests of the Star Wars 'interceptors' , it was a failure.
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