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surface-to-air missile — Missile Mis sile, n. [L. missile.] 1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. [1913 Webster] 2. A rocket propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surface-to-air missile — n a ↑missile that is fired at planes from the land or from a ship … Dictionary of contemporary English
surface to air missile — (sam) missile launched from the ground and directed to destroy an airborne target, SAM … English contemporary dictionary
Surface-to-air missile — A surface to air missile (SAM) or ground to air missile (GTAM) is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft. It is a type of anti aircraft system.Land based SAMs can be deployed from fixed installations or mobile… … Wikipedia
surface-to-air missile installation — A surface to air missile site with the surface to air missile system hardware installed … Military dictionary
surface-to-air missile envelope — That air space within the kill capabilities of a specific surface to air missile system … Military dictionary
surface-to-air missile site — A plot of ground prepared in such a manner that it will readily accept the hardware used in surface to air missile system … Military dictionary
surface-to-air missile envelope — The airspace within the kill capabilities of a specific surface to air missile system … Aviation dictionary
surface-to-air missile system — noun the shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft • Hypernyms: ↑shipboard system • Part Meronyms: ↑surface to air missile, ↑SAM … Useful english dictionary
surface-to-air missile — noun A ground based anti aircraft missile. See Also: air to air missile, air to surface missile, surface to surface missile … Wiktionary
