Definition of Antisatellite

1. Adjective. Of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit. "Antisatellite weapons"

Exact synonyms: Asat
Partainyms: Satellite, Satellite

Definition of Antisatellite

1. Adjective. (military) Intended to destroy or incapacitate a satellite ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antisatellite

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antisatellite

antiruminant
antirural
antirust
antirusting
antirusts
antis
antisabbatarian
antisabbatarians
antisaccade
antisacerdotal
antisag
antisagging
antisalt
antisanctions
antisarcoma
antisatellite (current term)
antiscalping
antisceptic
antisceptics
antischistosomal
antischolarship
antischool
antiscia
antiscience
antisciences
antiscientific
antiscientifically
antiscion
antiscolic
antiscorbutic

Literary usage of Antisatellite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Essays on Strategy edited by Thomas C. Gill (1996)
"antisatellite WEAPONS: A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS PAUL D. NIELSEN AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF ... As this dependence grows, the unresolved question of antisatellite ..."

2. Space Handbook: A War Fighter's Guide to Space by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... satellite survivability, and improved space surveillance.179 antisatellite Weapons. Ford's administration had rekindled large-scale ASAT weapon research ..."

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