antirocket

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ rocket

Adjective

antirocket (not comparable)

  1. (military) Designed to prevent, or counterattack against, rocket fire
    • 2009 January 19, Ethan Bronner, “Parsing Gains of Gaza War”, in New York Times‎:
      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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