Definition of Surface-to-air missile system

1. Noun. The shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft.

Generic synonyms: Shipboard System
Terms within: Sam, Surface-to-air Missile

Lexicographical Neighbors of Surface-to-air Missile System

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surface
surface(a)
surface-active
surface-active agent
surface-conduction electron-emitter display
surface-conduction electron-emitter displays
surface-mine
surface-to-air
surface-to-air missile
surface-to-air missile system (current term)
surface area
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surface mail

Literary usage of Surface-to-air missile system

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... missile installation—(DOD) A surface-to-air missile site with the surface-to- air missile system hardware installed. surface-to-air missile site—(DOD) A ..."

2. Ballistic Missile Defense Programs: Congressional Hearings edited by Strom Thurmond (2000)
"The plan calls for the hedge to consist of upgrades to the Patriot PAC-3 surface-to-air missile system, as well as to F-15 radars, AWACS radars, ..."

3. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon, Robert Q. Marston (1986)
"Defensive weapons include the Nike-Hercules surface-to-air missile system capable of firing nuclear warheads and nuclear land mines known as atomic ..."

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