ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Antisatellite

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Antisatellite is an adjective meaning (military) Intended to destroy or incapacitate a satellite.

Meaning

(military) Intended to destroy or incapacitate a satellite.

Example Sentences

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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include anti-satellite, antipersonnel, antirunway, antidisturbance, counterforce, antitorpedo.

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