interception

An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.

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.

American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A passing play where the ball is caught by the opposing team.

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Rugby, Sports A pass that is intercepted by an opposing player.

precipitation that does not reach the soil, but is instead intercepted by the leaves, branches of plants and the forest floor.