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surface-to-surface

[ sur-fis-tuh-sur-fis ]
/ ˈsɜr fɪs təˈsɜr fɪs /
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adjective
(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
from a base on the surface of the earth to a target on the surface.
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Origin of surface-to-surface

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby surface-to-surface

surface-ripened, surface road, surface structure, surface tension, surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, surface-to-underwater, surface wave, surfacing, surfactant, surf and turf
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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
of or relating to a missile launched from the surface of the earth against surface targets
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