interception
interception Lexical Profile
interception Game Scores & Validity
• noun
In team sports such as football, soccer, or basketball, a play in which a defensive player catches or gains possession of a pass intended for an opposing player.
"The cornerback made a crucial interception in the final two minutes to seal the victory."
The act or instance of stopping, seizing, or interrupting someone or something in progress before they reach their intended destination.
"The timely interception of the leaked documents prevented a major breach of confidentiality."
In hydrology and environmental science, the process by which precipitation is caught and held by plant foliage, branches, and forest litter before it reaches the ground.
"Dense forest canopies significantly reduce soil erosion through the interception of heavy rainfall."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Late Latin interceptio, from the verb intercipere ('to catch between' or 'cut off'), combining inter- ('between') and capere ('to take or seize').