antirocket
English
Etymology
anti- + rocket
Adjective
antirocket (not comparable)
- (military) Designed to prevent, or counterattack against, rocket fire
- 2009, January 19, “Ethan Bronner”, in Parsing Gains of Gaza War:
- Some 200 were killed instantly, shocking Hamas and indeed all of Gaza, especially because Israel’s antirocket attacks in previous years had been more measured.
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Related terms
- antimissile
Translations
designed to prevent, or counterattack against, rocket fire
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