surface-to-air

[ sur-fis-too-air ]

/ ˈsɜr fɪs tuˈɛər /

adjective

(of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.

adverb

from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere: an antimissile missile fired surface-to-air.

Origin of surface-to-air

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby surface-to-air

surface-ripened, surface road, surface structure, surface tension, surface-tension theory of narcosis, surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, surface-to-underwater, surface wave, surfacing, surfactant

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for surface-to-air

“SA-6s are the least of our concerns for CAS in the modern age of surface-to-air missile system proliferation,” the official said.
American Warplane’s Forgotten Nazi Past|Dave Majumdar|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He still required men who knew how to operate heavy weapons such as, say, surface-to-air missile batteries.
Putin’s Number One Gunman in Ukraine Warns Him of Possible Defeat|Anna Nemtsova|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Orders were given to use a new weapon, an S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile, or SAM.
Russia’s Missiles Stung the World Long Before MH17|Clive Irving|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its surface-to-air missiles are Soviet technology from three decades ago.
Robert Gates' Fears About Libya|John Barry|March 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST

If a surface-to-air missile capability did exist at that time, the Chinese would have supplied the necessary replacements.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe

British Dictionary definitions for surface-to-air

surface-to-air

adjective

of or relating to a missile launched from the surface of the earth against airborne targets

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	surface-to-air
释义	surface-to-air [ sur-fis-too-air ] / ˈsɜr fɪs tuˈɛər / adjective (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere. adverb from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere: an antimissile missile fired surface-to-air. Origin of surface-to-air First recorded in 1945–50 Words nearby surface-to-air surface-ripened, surface road, surface structure, surface tension, surface-tension theory of narcosis, surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, surface-to-underwater, surface wave, surfacing, surfactant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for surface-to-air “SA-6s are the least of our concerns for CAS in the modern age of surface-to-air missile system proliferation,” the official said. American Warplane’s Forgotten Nazi Past\|Dave Majumdar\|October 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He still required men who knew how to operate heavy weapons such as, say, surface-to-air missile batteries. Putin’s Number One Gunman in Ukraine Warns Him of Possible Defeat\|Anna Nemtsova\|July 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Orders were given to use a new weapon, an S-75 Dvina surface-to-air missile, or SAM. Russia’s Missiles Stung the World Long Before MH17\|Clive Irving\|July 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Its surface-to-air missiles are Soviet technology from three decades ago. Robert Gates' Fears About Libya\|John Barry\|March 9, 2011\|DAILY BEAST If a surface-to-air missile capability did exist at that time, the Chinese would have supplied the necessary replacements. Area Handbook for Albania\|Eugene K. Keefe British Dictionary definitions for surface-to-air surface-to-air adjective of or relating to a missile launched from the surface of the earth against airborne targets Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	hypodermoclysis hypodontia hypodorian hypodorian mode hypodynamia hypodynamic hypoeccrisis hypoergia hypoesophoria hypoesthesia hypoeutectic hypoeutectoid hypoexophoria hypoferremia hypofibrinogenemia hypofunction hypogalactia hypogalactous hypogammaglobulinemia hypoganglionosis hypogastric hypogastric artery hypogastric nerve hypogastric vein hypogastrium