anti-satellite
adjective
(alsoantisatellite)uk/ˌæn.tiˈsæt.əl.aɪt/us/ˌæn.taɪˈsæt̬.əl.aɪt/designedtodestroysatellites(=devicessentup intospacetotravelaround theearth, used forcollectinginformationorcommunicatingbyradio,television, etc.):
Tests on a new anti-satelliteweaponare beingcarriedout.
TheUnitedStatesand theSovietUniontestedanti-satellitetechnologyin the 1980s.
- The anti-satellitetestdestroyedaweathersatellite.
- Troopssuccessfullyfiredan anti-satellitemissile.
- Thecountryisthoughtto bepursuingan anti-satelliteprogramme.
- Do they have thecapabilitytowageanti-satellitewarfare?
Communications - general words
- app
- autodial
- autodialler
- cable
- caller ID
- comms
- cybernetics
- fibre optics
- hack
- noise
- non-computer
- non-network
- optical fibre
- patch
- patchsomeonethrough
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingup
- satellite
- silent
- Zoombombing
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