surface-to-air
adjective
sur·face-to-air
ˈsər-fəs-ˌtü-ˈer 
: launched from the ground against a target in the air
Examples of surface-to-air in a Sentence
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North Korea may also have supplied anti-tank missiles, portable surface-to-air missiles, rifles, rocket launchers, mortars, and shells, South Korean officials said in November.
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Anna Gordon, TIME, 18 June 2024
Meanwhile, the Houthis apparently have shot down multiple MQ-9 Reaper drones with surface-to-air missile systems.
—Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2024
These include surface-to-air missiles, anti-ballistic missile and Tomahawk cruise missiles.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
On the second day of the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan war, the Armenian military posted a video of one of its surface-to-air missile systems shooting down a surprising enemy aircraft: an Antonov AN-2 biplane.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024
The aircraft carrying the presidents was shot down by surface-to-air missiles, abruptly ending peace negotiations.
—The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Ukraine has successfully used both surface-to-air missiles and ground fire to target them.
—Joseph Federman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2024
The yacht is also rumored to be carrying surface-to-air missiles, though that may be an urban legend.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
The missile raids clearly have made the Russian air force surface-to-air missile batteries in Crimea jumpy.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Anna Gordon, TIME, 18 June 2024
Meanwhile, the Houthis apparently have shot down multiple MQ-9 Reaper drones with surface-to-air missile systems.
—Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2024
These include surface-to-air missiles, anti-ballistic missile and Tomahawk cruise missiles.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
On the second day of the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan war, the Armenian military posted a video of one of its surface-to-air missile systems shooting down a surprising enemy aircraft: an Antonov AN-2 biplane.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024
The aircraft carrying the presidents was shot down by surface-to-air missiles, abruptly ending peace negotiations.
—The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Ukraine has successfully used both surface-to-air missiles and ground fire to target them.
—Joseph Federman, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2024
The yacht is also rumored to be carrying surface-to-air missiles, though that may be an urban legend.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
The missile raids clearly have made the Russian air force surface-to-air missile batteries in Crimea jumpy.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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