anti-ballistic missile

== English == === Alternative forms === antiballistic missile === Noun === anti-ballistic missile (plural anti-ballistic missiles) (military, astronautics) A missile designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in flight. Alternative form: ABM (initialism) Hypernyms: ballistic missile < missile < weapon Coordinate terms: ALBM, ICBM, LRBM, IRBM, MRBM, SLBM, SRBM; antiaircraft missile, anti-satellite missile, anti-ship missile, anti-submarine missile, cruise missile ==== Translations ====