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in·ter·cep·tion

(ĭn′tər-sĕp′shən)

1. The act of intercepting or the state of being intercepted: the interception of goods being smuggled.

2. Something, such as a missile, an aircraft, or a radio transmission, that is intercepted.

3. Sports A pass that is intercepted, especially a forward pass in football.

4. The process in which water falling as precipitation is slowed or prevented from reaching the ground by vegetation, as when snow accumulates in the forest canopy.

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in•ter•cep•tion

(ˌɪn tərˈsɛp ʃən)

n.

1. an act or instance of intercepting.

2. the state or fact of being intercepted.

[1590–1600; < Latin]

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Noun	1.	interception - the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving; "he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible" prevention, bar - the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
	2.	interception - (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team snap, grab, snatch, catch - the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion" American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays

Translations

إعْتِراض، إحْتِجاز

zachycení

hindringopsnappelse

Abfangen

interception

stöîvun; rof

intercettamento

avskjæring oppfanging oppsnapping

zachytenie

durdurmayolunu kesme

拦截

interception

[ˌɪntəˈsepʃən] N [of message, missile] → intercepción f (Sport) → corte m, intercepción f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

interception

[ˌɪntə^rˈsɛpʃ^ən] n

[message, letter] → interception f

[plane, missile] → interception f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

interception

n (of message, person, plane etc) → Abfangen nt; (Math) → Abschneiden nt; point of interception (Math) → Schnittpunkt m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

interception

[ˌɪntəˈsɛpʃ/ən] n → intercettazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

intercept

(intəˈsept) verb

to stop or catch (a person, thing etc) before he, it etc arrives at the place to which he, it etc is going, being sent etc. The messenger was intercepted on his way to the king.

ˌinterˈception noun

References in classic literature ?

But this time our Gascon saw at a glance all the advantage to be derived from the love which Kitty had just confessed so innocently, or so boldly: the interception of letters addressed to the Comte de Wardes, news on the spot, entrance at all hours into Kitty's chamber, which was contiguous to her mistress's.

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"You see what is being done against you," said D'Artagnan; "interception of all boats coming to or going from Belle-Isle.

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Much of the contingency preparation for unplanned interception rests on the nature of the attack contemplated by the terrorists.

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In November, Defense Agency Director General Yoshinori Ono proposed giving the prime minister the power to skip the Cabinet and Security Council meetings in mobilizing the missile interception system and giving advance authority to the commander in charge of missile defenses.

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Even so, Canadian officials are currently engaged in extensive discussions with the United States on how ballistic missile defence (BMD) might protect Canadians and how Canada might link to the ground-based, mid-course interception, ballistic missile defence system now being prepared for deployment by Washington.

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Hnida attempted an extra point following Desmar Black's 55-yard interception return with eights minutes 20 seconds left in the first quarter.