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surface-to-air Definition

☆ surface-to-air (-to̵̅o̅ er′)

adjective

designating a missile launched from the surface of the earth and directed at a target in the air

surface-to-air Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • missile: We are now using the no-fly zones to shoot any surface-to-air missiles we see, " Art said.
  • battery: Iraqi antiaircraft artillery and surface-to-air missile batteries had both been silent since Friday, said The Times.
  • system: U.S. warplanes also attacked a mobile surface-to-air missile system near Basra on Monday.
  • weapon: This balance is required between aircraft, surface-to-air weapons, and the specific types of aircraft, missiles, and guns.
  • attack: From 1978 to October 2004, there have been 24 successful shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile attacks.
  • position: Attacks on enemy air defense systems such as surface-to-air missile positions with ALARM missiles.