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surface-to-air missile

DEFINITIONS OF: surface-to-air missile

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n a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

Synonyms:
SAM
Types:
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
Type of:
guided missile
a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
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