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antimissile

an·ti·mis·sile
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [an-tee-mis-uh l, an-tahy- or, esp. British, -mis-ahyl]
    • /ˌæn tiˈmɪs əl, ˌæn taɪ- or, esp. British, -ˈmɪs aɪl/
    • /ˈæntɪˈmɪsaɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tee-mis-uh l, an-tahy- or, esp. British, -mis-ahyl]
    • /ˌæn tiˈmɪs əl, ˌæn taɪ- or, esp. British, -ˈmɪs aɪl/

Definitions of antimissile word

  • adjective antimissile relating to defensive measures against missile attack 3
  • noun antimissile a defensive missile used to intercept and destroy attacking missiles 3
  • adjective antimissile designed as a defense against ballistic missiles 3
  • adjective antimissile designed or used in defense against guided enemy missiles. 1
  • noun antimissile a ballistic device for seeking and destroying enemy missiles. 1
  • noun antimissile Designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight. 1

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Origin of antimissile

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; anti- + missile

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Parts of speech for Antimissile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

antimissile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

antimissile usage trend in Literature

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