air-to-surface
[air-tuh-sur-fuh s]
adjective
operating or directed from a flying aircraft to the surface: air-to-surface missiles.
adverb
from a flying aircraft to the surface of the earth: They released the rockets air-to-surface.
Origin of air-to-surface
First recorded in 1955–60
Also called air-to-ground [air-tuh-ground] /ˈɛər təˈgraʊnd/.
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