surface-to-air

adjective

fired from the ground, or from a ship, at an aircraft in flight, or at an incoming missile

Opposite
air-to-surfaceair-to-air
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Meanings

adjectivesurface-to-air (not comparable)
  1. not comparablefired from the ground, or from a ship, at an aircraft in flight, or at an incoming missile

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveoperating from or designed to be launched from the ground against an airborne target

Opposite
air-to-surfaceair-to-air
Also see
anti-aircraft

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech země-vzduch
  • země-vzduchfired from the ground
French sol-air
  • sol-airfired from the ground
German Boden-Luft
  • Boden-Luftfired from the ground
Japanese 地対空
  • 地対空 (chitaikū)fired from the ground
Polish ziemia–powietrze
  • ziemia–powietrzefired from the ground
Russian зени́тный, земля́-во́здух
  • зени́тный (zenítnyj)fired from the ground
  • земля́-во́здух (zemljá-vózdux)fired from the ground
Turkish karadan havaya, yerden havaya
  • karadan havayafired from the ground
  • yerden havayafired from the ground
Ukrainian земля́-пові́тря
  • земля́-пові́тря (zemljá-povítrja)fired from the ground
Vietnamese đất đối không
  • đất đối khôngfired from the ground
Cite this entry
APA

surface-to-air. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface-to-air

MLA

“surface-to-air.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface-to-air. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surface-to-air,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surface-to-air.

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