ground-to-air
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ground-to-air
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Elite security forces - including marine commandos, National Security Guards, Border Security Force and police forces - have been deployed in Kashmir to provide ground-to-air security cover, according to reports.
From BBC • May 22, 2023
“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
But the troops are going to Fort Sill to learn how to operate and maintain a Patriot missile battery, part of the most advanced ground-to-air air defense system in the U.S. arsenal.
From Washington Times • Jan. 10, 2023
Sweden reactivated the army's Gotland Regiment in 2018, which had been disbanded more than a decade earlier, and has reinforced the island's defence with ground-to-air missiles and other measures.
From Reuters • Apr. 29, 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 McGuire, John Joseph
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