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surface-to-surface
[ sur-fis-tuh-sur-fis ]
adjective
- (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from a base on the surface of the earth to a target also on the surface.
adverb
- from a base on the surface of the earth to a target on the surface.
surface-to-surface
adjective
- of or relating to a missile launched from the surface of the earth against surface targets
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Word History and Origins
Origin of surface-to-surface1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
Five of the patrol boats are of the modern Soviet Osa class and carry a short-range surface-to-surface missile.
From Project Gutenberg
The forces had no surface-to-surface missile capability in 1970.
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