SURFACE-TO-AIR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does surface-to-air mean? 

• SURFACE-TO-AIR (adjective)
  The adjective SURFACE-TO-AIR has 1 sense:

1. operating from or designed to be launched from the ground against an airborne target

  Familiarity information: SURFACE-TO-AIR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SURFACE-TO-AIR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Operating from or designed to be launched from the ground against an airborne target

Context example:

surface-to-air missiles

Antonym:

air-to-air (operating between or launched from or involving rockets or aircraft in flight)

air-to-surface (operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground)