Definition
Designed to stop or defend against missiles or projectiles fired through the air.
Etymology
From anti- (against) + ballistic (relating to projectiles). Ballistic comes from Greek ballein (to throw). This term emerged in the mid-20th century during the Cold War when countries developed missiles and needed defensive systems against them.
Kelly Says
The term 'antiballistic missile' became famous during the Cold War arms race—it's a weapon designed to shoot down other weapons! The ABM Treaty of 1972 actually limited these systems because both superpowers worried about an unstoppable arms escalation spiral.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንቲባላስቲክ
an-tee-ba-las-tik
ARالعربية
مضاد للرصاص
mudhadd al-rassaas
BNবাংলা
প্রতিবল্লিক
pro-ti-bal-lik
CACatalà
antibalístic
ahn-tee-ba-lis-tik
CSČeština
antiballistický
ahn-tee-ba-lis-ti-cky
DADansk
antiballistisk
ahn-tee-ba-lis-tisk
DEDeutsch
antiballistisch
ahn-tee-ba-lis-tish
ELΕλληνικά
αντιβαλλιστικός
an-tee-va-lis-ti-kos
ESEspañol
antibalístico
ahn-tee-ba-lee-stico
FAفارسی
ضد گلوله
daad gol-ooleh
FISuomi
antiballistista
ahn-tee-ba-lis-tis-ta
FRFrançais
antiballistique
ahn-tee-ba-lis-teek
GUGU
એન્ટીબેલિસ્ટિક
an-tee-be-lis-tik
HAHA
anti-bala
ahn-tee-ba-la
HEעברית
נגד כדור
negad kador
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-बारूदी
prat-i-baar-oo-dee
HUMagyar
antiballisztikus
ahn-tee-ba-lis-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
antipeluru
ahn-tee-pe-lu-ru
IGIG
ncheta-bala
n-cheh-ta-ba-la
ITItaliano
antibalistico
ahn-tee-ba-lis-tico
KKKK
антибаллистикалық
an-tee-ba-lis-ti-ka-lyq
KMKM
អន្តបាល리스ទិក
an-dap-ba-lis-ti-dik
MRMR
अँटीबॅलिस्टिक
an-tee-ba-lis-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
antipeluru
ahn-tee-pe-lu-ru
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မတော်စစ်
ta-p-ma-ta-w-sit
NLNederlands
antiballistisch
ahn-tee-ba-lis-tish
NONorsk
antiballistisk
ahn-tee-ba-lis-tisk
PAPA
ਅੰਟੀਬੈਲਿਸਟਿਕ
an-tee-ba-lis-tik
PLPolski
przeciwpociskowy
przi-wo-po-cis-ko-vy
PTPortuguês
antibalístico
ahn-tee-ba-lee-stico
RORomână
antibalistic
ahn-tee-ba-lis-tik
RUРусский
противоснарядный
pro-vo-sna-ryad-nyy
SVSvenska
antiballistisk
ahn-tee-ba-lis-tisk
SWKiswahili
anti-bullet
ahn-tee-bu-let
TAதமிழ்
துப்பாக்கி எதிர்ப்பு
thuppaaki e-thir-ppu
TEతెలుగు
బాణం నిరోధక
baan-am ni-ro-dhaka
THไทย
ป้องกันกระสุน
pong-gan kra-s oon
TLTL
anti-bala
ahn-tee-ba-la
TRTürkçe
antibalistik
ahn-tee-ba-lis-tik
UKУкраїнська
противодьмний
pro-ti-vo-dym-niy
URاردو
بالیستک
ba-lis-tik
VITiếng Việt
chống đạn
chong dan
YOYO
anti-bala
ahn-tee-ba-la
ZUZU
anti-bullet
ahn-tee-bu-let