surface-to-air: Meaning and Definition of

sur•face-to-air

Pronunciation: (sûr'fis-t-âr'), [key]
— adj.
  1. (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
—adv.
  1. from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere: an antimissile missile fired surface-to-air.
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