Hypertext Webster Gateway: "interception"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Interception \In`ter*cep"tion\, n. [L. interceptio a taking
away: cf. F. interception.]
The act of intercepting; as, interception of a letter;
interception of the enemy.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
interception
n 1: the act of intercepting; preventing something from
proceeding or arriving; "he resorted to the interception
of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the
interception of one missile by another would be
impossible"
2: the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing
team
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