ground-to-ground
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ground-to-ground
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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On top of these, France is also weighing the delivery of ground-to-ground missiles, Lecornu said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 15, 2022
Pentagon officials have detected that the Russian military is having problems with the performance of air-to-ground and ground-to-ground missiles in the war.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
Russia is building an arsenal including not just ground-to-ground missiles but also “antiship and antisubmarine missiles, torpedoes, and depth charges,” according to 2019 congressional testimony from the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2022
One official said the target was a shipment of advanced, long-range ground-to-ground missiles but was not more specific.
From Time ● May 4, 2013
The Russians have equipped three Arab nations, Syria, Egypt and Libya, with two types of ground-to-ground missiles: the short-range Frog and the medium-range Scud.
From Time Magazine Archive
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