surface-to-surfaceadj.

Brit.

/ˌsəːfᵻstəˈsəːfᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌsərfəstəˈsərfəs/

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

Etymology: < surface n. + to prep. + surface n. Compare surface-to-air 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 elsewhere on the earth's surface.Cf. air-to-surface adj., ground-to-ground adj. at ground n. Compounds 1d(f)(ii), surface-to-air 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

1951 D. C. Cooke & M. Caidin Jets, Rockets & Guided Missiles 146 This is a Surface-to-Surface Missile, Air Force, Third Model, Second Modification.

1954 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. 13 164 One of the first G.E.C. missiles, the Hermes A-1 is a development of the German Wasserfall in a surface-to-surface rôle.

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.

1991 T. Dupuy How to defeat Saddam Hussein iv. 47 The navy has a surface-to-surface firepower capability from approximately 40 warships in and around the Persian Gulf.

2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 3 Apr. 4 An eyewitness told of a ferocious surface-to-surface attack.

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

单词	surface-to-surface
释义	surface-to-surfaceadj. Brit. /ˌsəːfᵻstəˈsəːfᵻs/, U.S. /ˌsərfəstəˈsərfəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: surface n., to prep. Etymology: < surface n. + to prep. + surface n. Compare surface-to-air 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 elsewhere on the earth's surface.Cf. air-to-surface adj., ground-to-ground adj. at ground n. Compounds 1d(f)(ii), surface-to-air 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 1951 D. C. Cooke & M. Caidin Jets, Rockets & Guided Missiles 146 This is a Surface-to-Surface Missile, Air Force, Third Model, Second Modification. 1954 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. 13 164 One of the first G.E.C. missiles, the Hermes A-1 is a development of the German Wasserfall in a surface-to-surface rôle. 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. 1991 T. Dupuy How to defeat Saddam Hussein iv. 47 The navy has a surface-to-surface firepower capability from approximately 40 warships in and around the Persian Gulf. 2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 3 Apr. 4 An eyewitness told of a ferocious surface-to-surface attack. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1951
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