air-to-surface missile

noun

A missile that is fired from an aircraft to the ground.

Similar
air-to-ground missile

Meanings

nounair-to-surface missile (plural air-to-surface missiles)

plural air-to-surface missiles

  1. governmentA missile that is fired from an aircraft to the ground.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground

Similar
air-to-ground missile
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 空對地導彈 /空对地导弹
  • 空對地導彈 /空对地导弹 (kōngduìdì dǎodàn)missile
Czech raketa vzduch-země
  • raketa vzduch-zeměmissile
Finnish ilmasta maahan -ohjus
  • ilmasta maahan -ohjusmissile
German Luft-Boden-Rakete
  • Luft-Boden-Raketemissile
Portuguese míssil ar-superfície
  • míssil ar-superfíciemissile
Romanian rachetă aer-pământ
  • rachetă aer-pământmissile
Swedish attackrobot
  • attackrobotmissile
Turkish havadan karaya füze
  • havadan karaya füzemissile
Cite this entry
APA

air-to-surface missile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air-to-surface%20missile

MLA

“air-to-surface missile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air-to-surface%20missile. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air-to-surface missile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air-to-surface%20missile.

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