interception.
An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
Meaning & usage
An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
An aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.
A passing play where the ball is caught by the opposing team.
A pass that is intercepted by an opposing player.
precipitation that does not reach the soil, but is instead intercepted by the leaves, branches of plants and the forest floor.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin interceptiō; compare French interception.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.