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destruct definition

☆ de·struct (di strukt′, dē′strukt′)

noun

the deliberate destruction of a malfunctioning missile, rocket, etc. after its launch

Etymology: back-form. < destruction

intransitive verb

to be automatically destroyed

transitive verb

to destroy (a rocket, etc.) deliberately by remote control

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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