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Definition of Surface-to-air missile
1. Noun. A guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target.
Generic synonyms: Guided Missile
Specialized synonyms: Manpad, Stinger
Group relationships: Surface-to-air Missile System
Definition of Surface-to-air missile
1. Noun. (military) A ground-based anti-aircraft missile. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surface-to-air Missile
Literary usage of Surface-to-air missile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Operation Desert Storm: Evaluation of the Air Campaign by Kwai-Cheung Chan (1998)
"The iocs were linked to air bases with interceptor aircraft, as well as to dozens
of surface-to-air missile and antiaircraft artillery sites. ..."
2. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... surface-to-air missile site—(DOD) A plot of ground prepared in such a manner
that it will readily accept the hardware used in surface- to-air missile ..."
3. Setup: What the Air Force Did in Vietnam and Why by Earl H. Tilford, Jr. (1991)
"... North Vietnamese surface-to-air missile site. An Air Force RF-101 photographed
this typical SA-2 SAM site near Hanoi. SAMs claimed less than 100 of the ..."
4. 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, ..."
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