surface-to-air_missile (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *surface-to-air missile*:
NOUN	artifact	surface-to-air missile, SAM	a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

English > *surface-to-air missile*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target.
Synonym	SAM
Part of	surface-to-air missile system	The shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft
Narrower	MANPAD	A man-portable surface-to-air missile
Narrower	Stinger	A portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse
Broader	guided missile	A rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
Spanish	missil tierra-aire
Catalan	míssil sòl-aire, míssil terra-aire

HyperDic: surface-to-air_missile