interception

US/ɪntɚˈsɛpʃən/

nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,177 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: interceptions

An interception is the stopping of something on its way to somewhere else. A radio interception.

It covers messages, aircraft and passes in sport, and all three are caught in transit. Interception of communications needs a warrant in most countries.

Definitions of interception

1nouninterceptionThe stopping of something on its way to somewhere else.B2+
“The interception of one letter unravelled the whole plot.”

interception is a stopping.

Where it comes from

Latin interceptio comes from intercipere, to catch between, from inter plus capere, to take.

Proto-Indo-European
*keh₂p-
Latin
interceptiō
English, today
interception

Borrowed from Latin interceptiō; compare French interception.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

interception in the wild

Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is the act and field of intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether communications between people or from electronic signals not directly used in communication.
Signals intelligence
Most countries require licensed telecommunications operators to provide their networks with Legal Interception gateways and nodes for the interception of communications.
Lawful interception
The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season and did not begin tracking interceptions until 1940.
List of NFL career interceptions leaders
There have been 39 players who have recorded at least 50 interceptions.
List of NFL career interceptions leaders
However, other types of return yardage such as interception return yards are also measured because the point on the field where a change in possession occurs is marked.
Return yards

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