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ground-to-air

a. (context of a missile English) fired from the ground at an aircraft in flight, or at an incoming missile

Usage examples of "ground-to-air".

Congress, however, would not give permission for the rebels to be armed with American Stinger ground-to-air missiles to take down the Russian gunships and ground attack aircraft, so our job was to train them in how to operate the Brit Blowpipe missiles instead.

Because if Sky Queen acknowledges the call then somebody might be able to take a radio fix on her, estimate speed and course, and vector fighters-or launch ground-to-air rockets to shoot her down.

Even if they were still playing with me, cat and mouse, ground-to-air snarlers would rise up from the Sacramento Valley.