anti-ballistic missile

English

Alternative forms

• antiballistic missile

Noun

anti-ballistic missile (plural anti-ballistic missiles)

1. (military, astronautics) A missile designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in flight.

Synonyms

• ABM

Coordinate terms

• antiaircraft missile
• anti-satellite missile
• anti-ship missile
• anti-submarine missile
• ballistic missile
• cruise missile