"Terminal High Altitude Area Defense" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. (military, defence) A United States Army system designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in their terminal phase. Wikipedia link: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: THAAD [initialism]
    Sense id: en-Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense-en-name-REdAUS69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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