antimissile
adjective
an·ti·mis·sile ˌan-tē-ˈmi-səl 
ˌan-tī-,
chiefly British -ˌsīl
variants or anti-missile
: designed as a defense against missiles
The military is worried that it lacks an adequate antimissile system …
John Barry et al.
John Barry et al.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web When South Korea deployed a U.S. antimissile system with a radar able to monitor Chinese launch sites, its companies in China faced boycotts and sudden inspections. Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 The neighborhood has turned into a protest zone for people with objections ranging from the presence of a U.S. antimissile system to Legoland Korea over a tiff about building the park above cultural artifacts. Hakyung Kim, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urgently requested more antimissile systems Tuesday, as Russia struck two western Ukrainian areas far from the east, where the fiercest fighting is taking place. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Others are being more seriously considered by Republicans and Democrats in Congress, including providing Ukraine with advanced antimissile systems and drones. New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022 Israel considers the use of drones by its enemies, especially Iran, as a major threat to its security because drones can evade Israel’s advanced antimissile systems like the Iron Dome. Ronen Bergman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022 Over objections from China, South Korean conservatives also embraced stationing the American antimissile defense system known as Thaad in South Korea in 2017. New York Times, 10 May 2022 The Biden administration has transferred a number of Patriot antimissile interceptors to Saudi Arabia. WSJ, 21 Mar. 2022 As China hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008, Chinese media cited the Kyiv Post in reporting that a Ukrainian research institute had supplied antimissile equipment to protect the Games. Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022 See More
Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 The neighborhood has turned into a protest zone for people with objections ranging from the presence of a U.S. antimissile system to Legoland Korea over a tiff about building the park above cultural artifacts. Hakyung Kim, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urgently requested more antimissile systems Tuesday, as Russia struck two western Ukrainian areas far from the east, where the fiercest fighting is taking place. Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Others are being more seriously considered by Republicans and Democrats in Congress, including providing Ukraine with advanced antimissile systems and drones. New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022 Israel considers the use of drones by its enemies, especially Iran, as a major threat to its security because drones can evade Israel’s advanced antimissile systems like the Iron Dome. Ronen Bergman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022 Over objections from China, South Korean conservatives also embraced stationing the American antimissile defense system known as Thaad in South Korea in 2017. New York Times, 10 May 2022 The Biden administration has transferred a number of Patriot antimissile interceptors to Saudi Arabia. WSJ, 21 Mar. 2022 As China hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008, Chinese media cited the Kyiv Post in reporting that a Ukrainian research institute had supplied antimissile equipment to protect the Games. Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above