- destruct⇄destruct, verb, noun.
(U.S. Aerospace.) - destruct⇄noun the destructing of a rocket or missile.
- destruct⇄v.t., v.i. to blow up a rocket or other missile that fails to function properly.
Ex. The Air Force ... must ""destruct,"" as they put it, some 10 per cent of their test missiles to forestall their running berserk (Newsweek).