interception
(noun) (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
interception
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
interception (countable and uncountable, plural interceptions)
An act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
(American football) A passing play where the ball is received by the opposing team.
(rugby) A pass that is intercepted by an opposing player.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*cep"tion, n. Etym: [L. interceptio a taking away: cf. F. interception.]
Definition: The act of intercepting; as, interception of a letter; interception of the enemy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
