surface-to-surface

[ sur-fis-tuh-sur-fis ]

adjective
  1. (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from a base on the surface of the earth to a target also on the surface.

adverb
  1. from a base on the surface of the earth to a target on the surface.

Origin of surface-to-surface

1
First recorded in 1945–50

Words Nearby surface-to-surface

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How to use surface-to-surface in a sentence

  • Five of the patrol boats are of the modern Soviet Osa class and carry a short-range surface-to-surface missile.

    Area Handbook for Romania | Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
  • The forces had no surface-to-surface missile capability in 1970.

    Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. Keefe

British Dictionary definitions for surface-to-surface

surface-to-surface

adjective
  1. of or relating to a missile launched from the surface of the earth against surface targets

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