Antisatellite

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Intended to destroy or incapacitate a satellite not-comparable

    "The test of an antisatellite weapon last week, which Beijing declined to confirm or deny Friday despite widespread news coverage and diplomatic inquiries, was perceived by East Asia experts as China’s most provocative military action since it testfired missiles off the coast of Taiwan more than a decade ago."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit wordnet

Synonyms

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asat

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"The test of an antisatellite weapon last week, which Beijing declined to confirm or deny Friday despite widespread news coverage and diplomatic inquiries, was perceived by East Asia experts as China’s most provocative military action since it testfired missiles off the coast of Taiwan more than a decade ago."

Etymology

From anti- + satellite.

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