ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antiballistic missile mean? 

• ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE (noun)
  The noun ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE has 1 sense:

1. a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles

  Familiarity information: ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ABM; antiballistic missile

Context example:

the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs

Hypernyms ("antiballistic missile" is a kind of...):

guided missile (a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)