air-to-surface

air-to-surface
/air"teuh serr"feuhs/, adj.
1. operating or directed from a flying aircraft to the surface: air-to-surface missiles.
adv.
2. from a flying aircraft to the surface of the earth: They released the rockets air-to-surface. Also called air-to-ground /air"teuh grownd"/.
[1955-60]

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