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

Recent Examples on the Web Fighting off twice or three times that number with dwindling reserves of surface-to-air missiles will be a bigger challenge. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 However, Iran has armed the rebels with a surface-to-air missile known as the 358 for years. —

Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024 In 1960, pilot Gary Powers, while spying at more than 70,000 feet above the former Soviet Union, was shot down by a Soviet surface-to-air missile. —

Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 According to a group of UN experts, the Rwandan government has deployed between 3,000 and 4,000 troops to Congo to support the M23 and has reinforced the group with drones, surface-to-air missiles, and antitank weapons. —

Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for surface-to-air

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