interception : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: interception	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for interception
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
interception n 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" (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Interception \In`tercep"tion\, n. [L. interceptio a taking away: cf. F. interception.] The act of intercepting; as, interception* of a letter; interception of the enemy.