Proper noun
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
(military, defence) A United States Army system designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in their terminal phase.
A new system, scheduled for deployment during 2009, is U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. Source: Internet
China on Monday said it hoped that the ROK would fulfill its commitment not to increasing deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. Source: Internet
Hardly a mature approachChina’s retaliation against our government’s decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) anti-missile system exceeds the limits. Source: Internet
This system was never deployed, but the technology of the system was used in the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and the Ground Based Interceptor currently deployed as part of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. Source: Internet
The Chinese plan calls for a halt to joint South-Korean-American large-scale missile exercises, and calls on the US to stop the deployment of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korea. Source: Internet
The U.S. is working on its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, otherwise known as THAAD. Source: Internet