interception

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interceptiō; compare French interception.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪntɚˈsɛpʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

interception (countable and uncountable, plural interceptions)

1. An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
2. An aeronautical action in which a fighter approaches a suspicious aircraft to escort it away from a prohibited area, or approaches an enemy aircraft to shoot it down.
3. (American football) A passing play where the ball is caught by the opposing team.
4. (rugby) A pass that is intercepted by an opposing player.
5. precipitation that does not reach the soil, but is instead intercepted by the leaves, branches of plants and the forest floor.

Derived terms

• (rugby): interception try
• lawful interception

Translations

American football

• Bulgarian: пресичане (bg) n (presičane)
• Catalan: intercepció (ca) f
• Italian: intercetto (it) m

An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted.

• Maori: haukotinga

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

interception f (plural interceptions)

1. interception

Further reading

• “interception”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.