INTERCEPTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does interceptor mean? 

• INTERCEPTOR (noun)
  The noun INTERCEPTOR has 1 sense:

1. a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft

  Familiarity information: INTERCEPTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTERCEPTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("interceptor" is a kind of...):

attack aircraft; fighter; fighter aircraft (a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air)

Derivation:

intercept (seize on its way)