surface-to-air missile (redirected from Surface-to-air-missiles)

sur·face-to-air missile (sûrfs-t-âr)

n. Abbr. SAM

A guided missile launched from land or sea against an airborne target.

Thesaurus

Noun

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surface-to-air missile - a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target SAM guided missile - a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices MANPAD - a man-portable surface-to-air missile Stinger - a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder surface-to-air missile system - the shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft

Translations

surface-to-air missile [ˌsɜːfɪstuˌɛəˈmɪsaɪl] n → missile m terra aria inv