This is the 12298th most frequent Russian word.
истребительная
"Истребительная" means "destructive" or "fighter-related" (e.g., in military terms, referring to something designed for elimination or combat).
Adjective describing the type of aviation, indicating its combat nature.
Истребительная авиация играет важную роль в защите воздушного пространства.
Fighter aviation plays an important role in protecting airspace.
Adjective describing the nature of the task as focused on elimination or combat.
Её задача была чисто истребительная — найти и уничтожить вражеский отряд.
Her task was purely destructive — to locate and eliminate the enemy squad.
Adjective describing the characteristic of the policy as aiming to diminish or destroy.