No. 8,573 in French
antimissile
Designed to counter or destroy missiles.
In a sentence
Le système antimissile protège les villes des attaques aériennes.
The antimissile system protects cities from aerial attacks.
In this sentence, 'antimissile' is used as an adjective to describe 'système', giving the meaning of a defense mechanism against missiles.
Les militaires ont testé un antimissile dans le désert.
The soldiers tested an antimissile in the desert.
Here, 'antimissile' functions as a noun, referring specifically to a type of device or weapon designed to intercept missiles.
Ces technologies antimissiles permettent de neutraliser une menace imminente.
These antimissile technologies allow neutralizing an imminent threat.
In this case, 'antimissiles' is used as an adjective to describe 'technologies', exploring its broader application to systems or methods counteracting missile threats.
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