Intercepter

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Variant of interceptor.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative form of interceptor.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who, or that which, intercepts.
  • n. A high-speed fighter airplane with fast-climbing capability, used to intercept enemy airplanes or identify unknown aircraft and engage them in combat if necessary; also, a missile which intercepts and destroys incoming missiles or airplanes.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which intercepts; an opponent.
  • n. Specifically, in machinery, a T-shaped cylindrical vessel employed in connection with engines to prevent particles of water from being carried into the cylinder with the steam; a steam-separator.
    • Word Usage
    "She had the heels of all of them before the wind, and might have run down any intercepter, but seemed not to know it, or to lose all nerve."
     
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