impactor
noun
im·pac·tor
im-ˈpak-tər 
variants
or impacter
1
: a machine (such as a steam or air hammer or a pile driver) or part that operates by striking blows
2
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China plans to perform a kinetic impactor demonstration similar to DART, with an observer spacecraft to watch, scheduled to launch in 2027.
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
This is the crowd-control class, where one use of the impactor can electrocute an entire group of Hiss in one fell swoop.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Indeed, most of Earth's asteroidal incursions took place hundreds of millions of years earlier than the Chicxulub impactor that hit Earth some 66 million years ago.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Speaking of the Jump Kit, if the Fix Kit player is predisposed with enemies or another task, the impactor’s electric shock can also repair machines in a pinch.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
This is the crowd-control class, where one use of the impactor can electrocute an entire group of Hiss in one fell swoop.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Indeed, most of Earth's asteroidal incursions took place hundreds of millions of years earlier than the Chicxulub impactor that hit Earth some 66 million years ago.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Speaking of the Jump Kit, if the Fix Kit player is predisposed with enemies or another task, the impactor’s electric shock can also repair machines in a pinch.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
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“Impactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impactor. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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