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PRONUNCIATION OF AIR-TO-SURFACE

air-to-surface  [ˈɛətəˌsɜːfɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIR-TO-SURFACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Air-To-Surface is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AIR-TO-SURFACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

air-to-surface

Air-to-surface missile

An air-to-surface missile or air-to-ground missile is a missile designed to be launched from military aircraft and strike ground targets on land, at sea, or both. They are similar to guided glide bombs but to be deemed a missile, they usually contain some kind of propulsion system. The two most common propulsion systems for air-to-surface missiles are rocket motors and jet engines. These also tend to correspond to the range of the missiles — short and long, respectively. Some Soviet air-to-surface missiles are powered by ramjets, giving them both long range and high speed. Guidance for air-to-surface missiles is typically via laser guidance, infrared guidance, optical guidance or via GPS signals. The type of guidance depends on the type of target. Ships, for example, may be detected via passive or active radar, while this would not work very well against land targets which typically do not contain such a large mass of metal surrounded by empty space. There is some cross-over between air-to-surface missiles and surface-to-surface missiles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AIR-TO-SURFACE


artifice
ˈɑːtɪfɪs
back-office
ˈbækˌɒfɪs
edifice
ˈɛdɪfɪs
hypersurface
ˈhaɪpəˌsɜːfɪs
interoffice
ˌɪntərˈɒfɪs
Memphis
ˈmɛmfɪs
office
ˈɒfɪs
orifice
ˈɒrɪfɪs
preface
ˈprɛfɪs
resurface
riːˈsɜːfɪs
surface
ˈsɜːfɪs
undersurface
ˈʌndəˌsɜːfɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIR-TO-SURFACE

air-kiss
air-lift pump
air-minded
air-mindedness
air-raid precautions
air-raid shelter
air-raid siren
air-raid warden
air-raid warning
air-sea base
air-sea missile
air-sea rescue
air-to-air
air-to-air missile
air-to-ground
air-to-ground missile
air-to-sea
air-to-sea missile
air-traffic control
air-traffic controller

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIR-TO-SURFACE

a slap in the face
aspherical surface
caustic surface
come to the surface
communication interface
control surface
face
face to face
granulated surface
graphical user interface
high definition multimedia interface
in-your-face
interface
on the surface
road surface
Scarface
sub-surface
surface-to-surface
user interface
work surface

Synonyms and antonyms of air-to-surface in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «air-to-surface» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIR-TO-SURFACE

Find out the translation of air-to-surface to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of air-to-surface from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «air-to-surface» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

空气 - 表面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aire- superficie
570 millions of speakers

English

air-to-surface
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवा से सतह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من الجو إلى السطح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воздух- поверхность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ar -superfície
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এয়ার টু পৃষ্ঠ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

air- surface
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Udara ke permukaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Luft -Boden-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

空対地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공대지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Udara-kanggo-permukaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không-đối- mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏர்-டு-மேற்பரப்பில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हवा-ते-पृष्ठभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hava-yüzey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aria- superficie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powietrze- powierzchnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повітря-поверхня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aer- suprafață
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αέρος- επιφάνειας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lug-tot - oppervlak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luft- ytan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luft-til -bakke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of air-to-surface

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIR-TO-SURFACE»

The term «air-to-surface» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.127 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AIR-TO-SURFACE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about air-to-surface

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIR-TO-SURFACE»

Discover the use of air-to-surface in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to air-to-surface and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Improvised Employment of S-5 Air-To-Surface Rockets in Land ...
S-5 air-to-surface rockets have been used in improvised surface-to-surface roles in at least six major conflicts, from the 1980s to present day. While S-5 rockets have been used increasingly in land warfare during recent conflicts, it is clear that  ...
N.R. Jenzen-Jones, Yuri Lyamin, 2014
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Scrutiny of arms export controls (2012): UK Strategic Export ...
... test equipment for military electronic equipment, test equipment for test equipment for chemical agent detection equipment cryptographic software aerial target equipment, air to surface rocket launching equipment, airborne electronic warfare ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, 2012
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Air-to-Surface Missiles by Country: Air-to-Surface Missile
Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 104. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
LLC Books, 2010
4
Precision Attack Air-To-Surface Missile
The Precision Attack Air-to-Surface Missile (PAASM) is a weapon system currently under development by Raytheon which is designed to defeat armored vehicles, buildings, hardened bunkers and small naval targets.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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New Scientist
A PGM may be an air-to-air, air-to-surface, surface-to-air, or surface-to-surface weapon and may be fired from an artillery piece, aircraft, ship, or vehicle, or be launched by an individual soldier. High accuracy is usually achieved by guidance ...
6
Modern Missile Guidance
Missiles are classified by the physical areas of launching and the physical areas containing the target. The four general categories of guided missiles are: surface- to-surface; surface-to-air; air-to-surface; and air-to-air. The first attempts to use a ...
Rafael Yanushevsky, 2007
7
Air-Launched Missiles: Air-to-Air Missiles, Air-to-Surf
The first consists of missiles designed to engage opposing aircraft at ranges less than around 20 miles, these are known as short-range or within visual range missiles (SRAAMs or WVRAAMs) and are sometimes called dogfight missiles because ...
LLC Books, 2010
8
Shaking the Heavens and Splitting the Earth: Chinese Air ...
Though air-to-air operations also play an important role in air offensive combat, air-to-surface operations are considered more effective, less costly, and less reactive than air-to-air operations.76 In the past, the PLAAF emphasized air-to-air  ...
Roger Cliff, John Fei, Jeff Hagen, 2011
9
The United States Air Force : basic documents on roles and ...
In addition, the Air Force (with the Navy) received responsibility for air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface missiles. Specific projects authorized for continued development under Air Force auspices were: Falcon (air-to-air); Rascal (air-to- surface); ...
10
Articles on Air-To-Surface Missiles, Including: Mokopa, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIR-TO-SURFACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term air-to-surface is used in the context of the following news items.
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Russian air force shows off at International Maritime Defense Show …
Among the major attractions were multi-purpose high-speed boats and high-tech 'Krypton' mortar air-to-surface missiles. But the most popular ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Russia Ramps Up Black Sea Fleet With Modernized War Aircraft
... onboard defense system; a wide range of “air-to-air” and “air-to-surface” weapons hosted on 12 hardpoints and an in-flight refueling system. «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
3
Video shows Su-30MK2 fighter jet fly over people rafting on the Nile …
The aircraft, based at Entebbe, can carry air-to-air missiles as well as various general purpose bombs for air-to-surface missions. The six ... «The Aviationist, Jul 15»
4
Britain still arming Israel despite fear weapons will be used against …
The material included parts for air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missiles, components for combat helicopters and tank turrets, and material ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
Modular Boats and 'Krypton' Missiles Star at Russia's Maritime …
Armed and in operation: multi-purpose high-speed modular boats and 'Krypton' mortar air-to-surface missiles are among the major attractions ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
6
Celebrating July 4 in a spectacularly quiet way
There are dive-bombing kingfishers, red squirrels launching air-to-surface cone missiles, and the machine gun rat-a-tat of hairy and pileated ... «Appleton Post Crescent, Jul 15»
7
America's New $1 Trillion Fighter Jet Can't Outmaneuver The Plane …
The JSF, instead, focuses on air-to-surface combat and does not focus nearly as much on air combat. Poor performance in the mock dogfight adds to a long list ... «The Libertarian Republic, Jun 15»
8
KAI and South Korean Government sign LAH / LCH development …
A derivative of LCH helicopters, the LAH will be armed with air-to-surface guided missiles, rockets, gun turrets, and defence systems to offer ... «Army Technology, Jun 15»
9
Better Defenses Change Nature of Precision Strike Warfare
... weapons, such as CALCMs [conventional air-launched cruise missile] and JASSM-ER [joint air-to-surface standoff missile-extended range]. «DefenseNews.com, Jun 15»
10
Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf survives US drone attack which …
The aircraft can be armed with Hellfire missiles, an air-to-surface missile being used to strike IS targets and laser-guided bombs. Intelligence ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»

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