Intercept

Fighter jets were scrambled to intercept an airliner that deviated from its flight path.

NASA has launched a probe called Dawn, whose mission is to travel to the asteroid belt. It will first travel to observe the asteroid Vesta. After collecting data from Vesta, Dawn will intercept with Ceres where it will observe its surface features and collect data about its chemical composition.

France is training eagles to intercept drones.

The ship moved into position to intercept the space probe.

She slid to intercept the rolling ball.

The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit.

[T]he emotion grew ſo violent that it almost intercepted my reſpiration.

The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent.

I must admit to being genuinely shocked when I saw those letters in my file. I always suspected that mail was monitored, but it never occurred to me that mail would be intercepted and opened.

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