interception

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• A passing play where the ball is received by the opposing team.
• A pass that is intercepted by an opposing player.

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin interceptiō; compare French interception.