Intercept can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
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| intercept - seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace" | ||
| intercept - tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?" | ||
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| intercept - the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis |
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| 1. | verb | The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace. | |
| 2. | verb | Fighter jets were scrambled to intercept an airliner that deviated from its flight path. | |
| 3. | verb | NASA has launched a probe called Dawn, whose mission is to travel to the asteroid belt. It will first travel to observe the asteroid Vesta. After collecting data from Vesta, Dawn will intercept with Ceres where it will observe its surface features and collect data about its chemical composition. | |
| 4. | verb | France is training eagles to intercept drones. | |
| 5. | noun | A 1971 evaluation called Bush “an exceptionally fine young officer and pilot” who “continually flies intercept missions with the unit to increase his proficiency even further.”. |
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| The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace. |
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| Fighter jets were scrambled to intercept an airliner that deviated from its flight path. | |
| NASA has launched a probe called Dawn, whose mission is to travel to the asteroid belt. It will first travel to observe the asteroid Vesta. After collecting data from Vesta, Dawn will intercept with Ceres where it will observe its surface features and collect data about its chemical composition. | |
| France is training eagles to intercept drones. | |
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| A 1971 evaluation called Bush “an exceptionally fine young officer and pilot” who “continually flies intercept missions with the unit to increase his proficiency even further.”. |
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