Both Uses of
intercept
in
The War of the Worlds
- Only the fact that a hummock of heathery sand intercepted the lower part of the Heat-Ray saved them.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- They were all stalking seaward, as if to intercept the escape of the multitudinous vessels that were crowded between Foulness and the Naze.†
Chpt 1.17
Definition:
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(intercept) to stop or catch someone or something in route