Definitions for surface-to-air missile
sur·face-to-air mis·sile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surface-to-air missile, SAMnoun

   a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surface-to-air missilenoun

   A ground-based anti-aircraft missile.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Surface-to-air missile

   A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft system; in modern armed forces, missiles have replaced most other forms of dedicated anti-aircraft weapons, with anti-aircraft guns pushed into specialized roles. The first attempt at SAM development took place during World War II, but no operational systems were introduced. Further development in the 1940s and 1950s led to operational systems being introduced by most major forces during the second half of the 1950s. Smaller systems, suitable for close-range work, evolved through the 1960s and 1970s, 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. This evolution of design increasingly pushed gun-based systems into the shortest-range roles. The American Nike Ajax was the first operational guided missile SAM system, and the Soviet Union's S-75 Dvina was the most-produced SAM. Widely used modern examples include the Patriot and S-300 wide-area systems, SM-6 and MBDA Aster Missile naval missiles, and short-range man-portable systems like the Stinger and Strela-3.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surface-to-air missile

   A surface-to-air missile, often abbreviated as SAM, is a type of missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircrafts or other missiles. It is equipped with a radar or infrared seeker head to track and guide itself towards the target. These missiles are typically used in defense systems to counter air threats, including airplanes, helicopters and drones.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 anti-aircraft system; in modern armed forces missiles have replaced most other forms of dedicated anti-aircraft weaponry, with the anti-aircraft cannon pushed into niche 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. Ship-borne 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 US's Nike Ajax, the first operational SAM system, and the Soviet Union's S-75 Dvina, the most-produced SAM and saw active combat service around the world. Widely used modern examples include the Patriot and S-300 wide-area systems, and short-range man-portable systems like the Stinger and 9K34 Strela-3.

Matched Categories

1. • Guided Missile

How to pronounce surface-to-air missile?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say surface-to-air missile in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of surface-to-air missile in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of surface-to-air missile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of surface-to-air missile in a Sentence

1. Julie Bishop:

   President Xi said in Washington last year that China did not intend to militarize the islands and we certainly hold China to that and that's been reiterated to me, in the case of the surface-to-air missile claim, that's disputed by China. We raised the matter and we've had a discussion about it.

2. Julie Bishop:

   President Xi (Jinping) said in Washington last year that China did not intend to militarize the islands and we certainly hold China to that and that's been reiterated to me, in the case of the surface-to-air missile claim, that's disputed by China. We raised the matter and we've had a discussion about it.

3. Justin Trudeau:

   The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.

4. Safety Board:

   A 9n314m warhead detonated outside the aeroplane to the left side of the cockpit. This fits the kind of warhead installed in the Buk surface-to-air missile system.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=surface-to-air missile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Surface-to-Air_Missile
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-to-Air_Missile
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=surface-to-air missile