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PRONUNCIATION OF SURFACE-TO-AIR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURFACE-TO-AIR

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

WHAT DOES SURFACE-TO-AIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

surface-to-air

Surface-to-air missile

A surface-to-air missile, or ground-to-air missile, is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of antiaircraft system; in modern armed forces missiles have replaced most other forms of dedicated antiaircraft weapons, with antiaircraft guns pushed into specialized roles. The first serious attempts at SAM development took place during World War II, although no operational systems were introduced. Further development through the 1940s and 50s led to the first operational systems being introduced by most major forces during the second half of the 1950s. Smaller systems, suitable for close-range work, evolved though the 1960s and 70s, to modern systems that are man-portable. Shipborne systems followed the evolution of land-based models, starting with long-range weapons and steadily evolving toward smaller designs to provide a layered defence that have pushed gun-based systems into the shortest-range roles. Historically notable systems include the American Nike Ajax, the first operational guided missile SAM system, and the Soviet Union's S-75 Dvina, the most-produced SAM.

Definition of surface-to-air in the English dictionary

The definition of surface-to-air in the dictionary is of or relating to a missile launched from the surface of the earth against airborne targets.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SURFACE-TO-AIR

surface
surface acoustic wave
surface area
surface condenser
surface friction drag
surface grammar
surface mail
surface noise
surface plate
surface structure
surface tension
surface water
surface worker
surface-active
surface-active agent
surface-to-surface
surfaceless
surfaceman
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surfacer

WORDS THAT END LIKE SURFACE-TO-AIR

a breath of fresh air
affair
air
air-to-air
Blair
chair
Clair
fair
free-to-air
ground-to-air
hair
heavier-than-air
hot air
in the air
off-air
pair
plein-air
repair
sair
up in the air

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

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

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TRANSLATION OF SURFACE-TO-AIR

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

Translator English - Chinese

表面对空
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tierra- aire
570 millions of speakers

English

surface-to-air
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सतह से हवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السطح إلى الجو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

земля- воздух
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

superfície -ar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পৃষ্ঠ-টু-এয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surface -air
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Permukaan ke udara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Boden- Luft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対空
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지대공
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Permukaan-to-udara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bề mặt -đối-không
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்பரப்பில் இருந்து காற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पृष्ठ-टू-एअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüzey-hava
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superficie -aria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ziemia- powietrze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

земля -повітря
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sol- aer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιφάνεια -αέρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oppervlak -tot-lug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

surface- to- air
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overflate -til-luft
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of surface-to-air

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

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SURFACE-TO-AIR» OVER TIME

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

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

Discover the use of surface-to-air in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to surface-to-air and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat
Hampton's record number of strikes on high-value targets make him the most lethal F-16 Wild Weasel pilot in American history. This is his remarkable story.
Dan Hampton, 2012
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Iraq and the War of Sanctions: Conventional Threats and ...
While it may not be a general lesson of the war, such design defects and vulnerabilities are common in Third World air defense systems, and almost universal in systems dependent on Soviet or PRC (People's Republic of China) surface-to-air ...
Anthony H. Cordesman, 1999
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Remember Your Humanity: International Student/Young Pugwash ...
... Surface to Surface) ATACM (SRBM, Surface to Surface) ATACMS Block 1A ( SRBM, Sfc. to Sfc.) Nike Hercules (Surface to Air) Operational Operational Operational Operational Operational Operational Army Army Army Army Army Army/Navy ...
Arthur Petersen, Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra, 2006
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The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, ...
Norman Friedman. SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES ANTIAIRCRAFT WARFARE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES ANTIAIRCRAFT WARFARE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES ANTIAIRCRAFT WARFARE. cause it uses existing systems and thus is very ...
Norman Friedman, 1997
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Fighter Combat: Tactics and Maneuvering
This section deals primarily with air-to-air missiles (AAMs), but much of the discussion is also relevant to other types, particularly surface-to-air missiles ( SAMs). Figure 1-6 is a depiction of a generic guided missile indicating the subsystems ...
Robert L. Shaw, 1985
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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
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Directory of U.S. missiles
... Redstone SURFACE-TO-AIR Bg marg Sergeant Hawlr Nilre-Aiax Nike- Hercules NAVY gunpup Nilre-Zeus owus (anti-missile) Eagle Plato Lulu (anti- missile) Petrel Talos Polaris I/sfrleh Regulus I |zar_ _ _ §~d - d r lantr-missilel Slpaerlgtl ii" ...
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Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War: Military ...
Only 10.6 percent of American aircraft lost in combat during the war were done in by enemy surface-to-air missiles, while old-fashioned cannon and automatic weapons fire accounted for nearly 90 percent of the loss. In fact, the statistics for ...
James F. Dunnigan, Albert A. Nofi, 2000
9
The Future Battlefield and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
... 163; increasing lethality, 163 Pakistan, 128, 146 quick reaction capabilities, 121- 122 radar: Long Track surveillance, 32 RBS-70 surface-to-air missile, 172 reactive armor, 75, 83, 116, 124 remotely piloted vehicles, 195- 196, 208-211; Syria, ...
Hirsh Goodman, W. Seth Carus
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Dictionary of Military Terms
SA- 171 SACLANT SA- ['« 'ei] abbrevintion NATO prefix given to Soviet-designed surface-to-air missiles (SAM); SA-l = Guild surface-to-air missile; SA-2 = Guideline surface-to-air missile; SA-3 = Goa surface-to-air missile; SA-4 = Ganef  ...
Richard Bowyer, 1999

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term surface-to-air is used in the context of the following news items.
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Surface-to-air missile 'Akash' inducted in IAF
GWALIOR: The indigeniously-developed supersonic surface-to-air missile "Akash" that can target aircraft upto a distance of 30 km, was on Friday formally ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Army Inducts Indigenously-Built Surface-to-Air Missile Akash
New Delhi: More than three decades after the project was initiated, Army today inducted the indigenously-developed supersonic surface-to-air missile Akash, ... «NDTV, May 15»
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Jade Helm 15: Texas Surface-To-Air Missiles Prompt Renewed …
Jade Helm 15 concerns were fueled once again after rumors about surface-to-air missiles in Texas appeared on YouTube and a host of other online publishing ... «The Inquisitr, Apr 15»
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Russia Lifts Its Ban on Delivery of S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile …
Supporters of the bill, Republican and Democrat, said Russia's lifting of its ban on the S-300 surface-to-air missile system could be just the beginning of ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
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India developing its own short-range surface-to-air missiles for navy
The medium-range surface-to-air missile Akash was initially made keeping in view Army's requirement but later its Air Force version was developed. The Navy ... «Daily News & Analysis, Apr 15»
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Report: U.S. Believes Iran Is Trying to Send Surface-to-Air Missiles …
In what could mark a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Persian Gulf, Iran is trying to send surface-to-air missiles to aid the Shiite Houthi rebels fighting a ... «TheBlaze.com, Apr 15»
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As Russia Improves Its Surface-to-Air Missiles, US Looks To Counter
A balding, middle-aged man in a dark suit showed briefing slides that described sophisticated surface-to-air missile batteries with impressive specifications. «Defense One, Apr 15»
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North Korea test fires seven surface-to-air missiles - South Korea
"We believe they test-fired different kinds of surface-to-air missiles and the longest range is about 200 km (125 miles)," the official said. "It appears Kim Jong Un ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
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MH17 official report shows evidence of surface-to-air missile hit as …
The report stops short of saying that a surface-to-air missile destroyed MH17 as it flew between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur. But it provides much evidence to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
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Iran unveils new surface-to-air missile, radars
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Tuesday unveiled a new surface-to-air missile and two radar systems it claims will boost the country's defense capabilities. «Yahoo News, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Surface-To-Air [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/surface-to-air>. May 2024 ».
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