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Interception

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Noun

1. interception

the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving

Example Sentences:
'he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters'
'he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible'

2. interception

(American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Interception

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noun
1. 
the act or an instance of intercepting
2.  American Football
a play in which a defensive player catches a pass thrown by an offensive player

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Interception

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n.
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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