ground-to-air
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ground-to-air
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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They survived a sustained US bombing campaign earlier this year, and were able to bring down several US Reaper drones with short range ground-to-air missiles.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
“It’s not just the flight. From ground transportation, hotels, catering, we’re setting up people right now for Shaq’s Fun House … it’s ground-to-air concierge.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
At least three ground-to-air missile launchers were seen Monday at Warsaw’s Bemowo airport.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
“There too, the pilots had to be sent. They had to know how to evade the ground-to-air missiles,” he added, hinting that piloted jets were used for the distant mission.
From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2022
The camp had not been changed much when it had been made over from a ground-to-air missile station, protecting the freight yards of Harrisburg, into the processing prison for six states.
From Take the Reason Prisoner by John Joseph McGuire
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