anti-missile
adjective[before noun]
(alsoantimissile)uk/ˌæn.tiˈmɪs.aɪl/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈmɪs.əl//ˌæn.taɪˈmɪs.əl/intendedtoattack, or toprovidedefenceagainst,missiles(=flyingweaponsthat havetheirownengineandtravelalongdistancebeforeexploding):
They have an anti-missilesysteminplace.
Ships andnavalbaseswouldrequirehighlyaccurateantimissiledefences.
- Theaimwas todevelopan anti-missileprogramme, ashieldagainstballisticweaponsfiredbyroguestates.
- Thegovernmentplannedtodevelopa new anti-missileshield.
- an anti-missiledefencesystem
- anti-missileweapons
- The Committeedelayedfundingfor the antimissilesites,emphasizingforeignpolicyconcernsas well astechnicalissuessurroundingthemissiles.
- Thehelicoptershad thelatestcommunicationsequipmentand antimissiledefences.
- They weredevelopingtheirown antimissilemissile.
Bombs & missiles
- anti-mine
- anti-radar
- anti-satellite
- anti-ship
- anti-submarine
- enrichment
- Exocet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- mortar
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- non-conventional
- suicide belt
- suicide vest
- superbomb
- surface-to-air missile
- test ban treaty