noun
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
• Syn: ↑SAM
• Hypernyms: ↑guided missile
• Part Holonyms: ↑surface-to-air missile system
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\\¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ -\ noun : a usually guided missile launched from the ground against a target in the air
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noun, pl ⋯ -siles [count]
: a missile that is fired from the ground or a ship and directed at an airplane
Useful english dictionary. 2012.