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surface-to-air

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

fired from the ground, or from a ship, at an aircraft in flight, or at an incoming missile

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

operating from or designed to be launched from the ground against an airborne target

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • surface-to-air missiles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: air-to-surface, air-to-air

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: země-vzduch — fired from the ground
  • French: sol-air — fired from the ground
  • German: Boden-Luft — fired from the ground
  • Japanese: 地対空 (chitaikū) — fired from the ground
  • Polish: ziemia–powietrze — fired from the ground
  • Russian: зени́тный (zenítnyj) — fired from the ground
  • Russian: земля́-во́здух (zemljá-vózdux) — fired from the ground
  • Turkish: karadan havaya — fired from the ground
  • Turkish: yerden havaya — fired from the ground
  • Ukrainian: земля́-пові́тря (zemljá-povítrja) — fired from the ground
  • Vietnamese: đất đối không — fired from the ground