| 单词 | missile shield |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmissile shield missile shield n. originally and chiefly U.S. any of various (proposed) systems designed to defend against enemy missile attacks, now esp. by the use of lasers to destroy incoming missiles in space. ΚΠ 1969 N.Y. Times 13 Mar. 1/8 Nixon to disclose stand tomorrow on missile shield. 1977 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 18 July 18 Ballistic missiles on both sides essentially are unopposed because neither country has erected an extensive antiballistic missile shield. 2001 Nation 4 June 26/2 Given the daunting technical obstacles standing in the way of fielding even a modest missile defense system, Bush's dream of a multitiered missile shield is by no means inevitable. < as lemmas |
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