surface-to-airadj.

Brit.

/ˌsəːfᵻstʊˈɛː/, U.S.

/ˌsərfəstəˈɛ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: surface n., to prep., air n.¹

Etymology: < surface n. + to prep. + air n.¹ Compare surface-to-surface adj., air-to-surface adj.

Designating or relating to a type of missile designed to be launched from the ground or at sea, and directed at a target in the air. See also SAM n. at S n.¹ Initialisms 1.Cf. air-to-air adj. 1, ground-to-air adj. at ground n. Compounds 1d(f)(ii), surface-to-surface adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [adjective] > other attributes

proximity-fused1945

surface-to-air1950

surface-to-surface1951

heat-seeking1956

ship-to-air1957

targetable1968

silo-busting1970

1950 Sun (Baltimore) 7 Feb. 1/2 Research continues on these surface-to-air missiles.

1962 F. W. Mulley Politics Western Def. iii. x. 182 Low altitude training presents a problem because of..the lack of air-to-air and surface-to-air firing ranges.

1978 P. McCutchan Blackmail North vi. 69 Russia's been supplying Libya with a big range of surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles.

2008 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 June d2 Technologies that would enable aircraft to thwart surface-to-air attacks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	surface-to-air
释义	surface-to-airadj. Brit. /ˌsəːfᵻstʊˈɛː/, U.S. /ˌsərfəstəˈɛ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: surface n., to prep., air n.¹ Etymology: < surface n. + to prep. + air n.¹ Compare surface-to-surface adj., air-to-surface adj. Designating or relating to a type of missile designed to be launched from the ground or at sea, and directed at a target in the air. See also SAM n. at S n.¹ Initialisms 1.Cf. air-to-air adj. 1, ground-to-air adj. at ground n. Compounds 1d(f)(ii), surface-to-surface adj. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > guided or ballistic missile > [adjective] > other attributes proximity-fused1945 surface-to-air1950 surface-to-surface1951 heat-seeking1956 ship-to-air1957 targetable1968 silo-busting1970 1950 Sun (Baltimore) 7 Feb. 1/2 Research continues on these surface-to-air missiles. 1962 F. W. Mulley Politics Western Def. iii. x. 182 Low altitude training presents a problem because of..the lack of air-to-air and surface-to-air firing ranges. 1978 P. McCutchan Blackmail North vi. 69 Russia's been supplying Libya with a big range of surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles. 2008 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 June d2 Technologies that would enable aircraft to thwart surface-to-air attacks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1950
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