missile defense system

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   naval weaponry providing a defense system

   Synonymsmissile defence system

   Broadernaval weaponry

Questions about missile defense system

What does missile defense system mean?

missile defense system means "naval weaponry providing a defense system".

What is another word for missile defense system?

Close synonyms include missile defence system. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is missile defense system a common word?

missile defense system is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.