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Interceptor

noun
Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounAnything that intercepts something else.
2.nounA fast, maneuverable fighter aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack.
3.nounA guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.
4.nounA device to trap, remove, or separate deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter (such as oil, grease, gasoline, sand, and sediment) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
5.nounA hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.
6.nounA sewer which intercepts sewerage destined for an outfall (e.g. into a river) and redirects it to sewerage treatment plant

Synonyms

interceptinterceptioninterdictionobjectionfightermanifoldtrapinterceptinginterconnectorintercurrentinterpositionintromitter

Rhymes With

sceptrereceptorsensory receptoraccept herexcept herintercept herkept heroverstepped her
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