Surface-to-air Missile (Noun)
Meaning
A guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The destroyer fired a surface-to-air missile at the incoming bomber to prevent it from dropping its payload.
- Surface-to-air missiles played a significant role in defending against enemy aircraft during the war.
- A surface-to-air missile defense system was deployed near the city to protect it from aerial threats.
- After detecting the hostile aircraft, the ship quickly launched a surface-to-air missile to intercept it.
- During the military exercise, a team successfully fired a surface-to-air missile at a mock enemy plane, scoring a direct hit.