surface-to-air missile

Other forms: surface-to-air missiles

Definitions of surface-to-air missile

1. noun

   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