Missile vs Antimissile - What's the difference?
missile | antimissile |
An object intended to be launched into the air at a target.
(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after having been launched.
Designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.
A missile or system designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.
* 2003 , Edward R. Drachman, Alan Shank, You decide!: controversial global issues (page 89)
As nouns the difference between missile and antimissile
is that missile is an object intended to be launched into the air at a target while antimissile is a missile or system designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.As a adjective antimissile is
designed to intercept and destroy another missile in flight.missile
English
(wikipedia missile)Noun
(en noun)- That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.
See also
* projectile * rocketExternal links
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* * ----antimissile
English
Adjective
(-)- antimissile defense
- antimissile missile
Noun
(en noun)- In 1946, it pursued the first antimissiles in Projects Thumper and Wizard. These antimissiles could destroy incoming projectiles traveling at 4000 mph and at altitudes reaching 500000 feet.