surface-to-air
adjective
sur·face-to-air
ˈsər-fəs-ˌtü-ˈer 
: launched from the ground against a target in the air
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By comparison, a single surface-to-air missile interceptor can cost more than $3 million.
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Rachel Wilson, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
The system features a 30mm x 173 KCE revolver gun and short-range surface-to-air missiles.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
Azerbaijani government officials blamed a Russian surface-to-air missile for damaging the aircraft, ultimately leading to a crash in nearby Kazakhstan that killed 38 people.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
The program was set up to hide supersonic ramjet surface-to-air missiles all across the continent, with rockets stored horizontally at SAM sites, attached to a launcher with a moveable roof.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Wilson, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
The system features a 30mm x 173 KCE revolver gun and short-range surface-to-air missiles.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
Azerbaijani government officials blamed a Russian surface-to-air missile for damaging the aircraft, ultimately leading to a crash in nearby Kazakhstan that killed 38 people.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
The program was set up to hide supersonic ramjet surface-to-air missiles all across the continent, with rockets stored horizontally at SAM sites, attached to a launcher with a moveable roof.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Surface-to-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surface-to-air. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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