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surface-to-air missile

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A ground-based anti-aircraft missile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: SAM

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: guided missile

Narrower terms: MANPAD, Stinger

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 地對空導彈 /地对空导弹 (dìduìkōng dǎodàn) — missile
  • Czech: raketa země-vzduch — missile
  • Danish: jord-til-luft-missil — missile
  • Finnish: ilmatorjuntaohjus — missile
  • French: missile sol-air — missile
  • Georgian: ზედაპირი-ჰაერის რაკეტა (zedaṗiri-haeris raḳeṭa) — missile
  • Georgian: ზედაპირი-ჰაერის ტიპის რაკეტა (zedaṗiri-haeris ṭiṗis raḳeṭa) — missile
  • Georgian: ზედაპირი-ჰაერის კლასის რაკეტა (zedaṗiri-haeris ḳlasis raḳeṭa) — missile
  • German: Flugabwehrrakete — missile
  • German: Fliegerabwehrrakete — missile
  • German: Boden-Luft-Rakete — missile
  • Japanese: 地対空ミサイル (chitaikū misairu) — missile
  • Romanian: rachetă pământ-aer — missile
  • Russian: зенитная ракета (zenitnaja raketa) — missile
  • Swedish: luftvärnsrobot — missile
  • Turkish: karadan havaya füze — missile
  • Vietnamese: tên lửa đất đối không — missile
  • Vietnamese: tên lửa phòng không — missile