SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

SAM; surface-to-air missile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("surface-to-air missile" is a kind of...):

guided missile (a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "surface-to-air missile"):

MANPAD (a man-portable surface-to-air missile)

Stinger (a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder)

Holonyms ("surface-to-air missile" is a part of...):

surface-to-air missile system (the shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft)