Sam (Noun)
Meaning
A guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The destroyer launched a surface-to-air missile, also known as a SAM, to defend itself against incoming enemy aircraft.
- Its crew was well-trained in using a surface-to-air SAM to target high-flying bombers.
- During the naval battle, an enemy ship successfully shot down a plane using its on-board SAM.
- Several launchers on land fired multiple SAMs at incoming enemy jets in an attempt to intercept them.
- The new naval SAM deflected the incoming rockets and gave them crucial cover while retreating safely.