air-to-surfaceadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛːtᵿˈsəːfᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌɛrtəˈsərfəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, to prep., surface n.

Etymology: < air n.¹ + to prep. + surface n. Compare air-to-ground adj., surface-to-air adj..

Designating a missile or military operation directed from the air at a target on the ground or sea.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > [adjective] > other types of operation

strongc1300

air–land1915

suicide1923

air-to-ground1935

triphibious1941

amphibious1943

black?1945

air-to-surface1954

search and destroy1964

1954 Times 1 Dec. 9/5 They include air-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, surface-to-air and air-to-surface missiles.

1983 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 23 May 93 Aircraft reallocation to punish an enemy with air-to-surface attacks after air superiority is established.

2003 A. Perlmutter et al. Two Minutes over Baghdad xvi. 113 The AGM 62A Walleye air-to-surface missile,..electro-optically guided and designed primarily to hit semi-hard targets such as bridges.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air-to-surface
释义	air-to-surfaceadj. Brit. /ˌɛːtᵿˈsəːfᵻs/, U.S. /ˌɛrtəˈsərfəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, to prep., surface n. Etymology: < air n.¹ + to prep. + surface n. Compare air-to-ground adj., surface-to-air adj.. Designating a missile or military operation directed from the air at a target on the ground or sea. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > [adjective] > other types of operation strongc1300 air–land1915 suicide1923 air-to-ground1935 triphibious1941 amphibious1943 black?1945 air-to-surface1954 search and destroy1964 1954 Times 1 Dec. 9/5 They include air-to-air and surface-to-surface missiles, surface-to-air and air-to-surface missiles. 1983 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 23 May 93 Aircraft reallocation to punish an enemy with air-to-surface attacks after air superiority is established. 2003 A. Perlmutter et al. Two Minutes over Baghdad xvi. 113 The AGM 62A Walleye air-to-surface missile,..electro-optically guided and designed primarily to hit semi-hard targets such as bridges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1954
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