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air-to-surface

air-to-sur·face
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ah-eer too sur-fis]
    • /ˈɑ ɪər tu ˈsɜr fɪs/
    • /eə(r) tuː ˈsɜː.fɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ah-eer too sur-fis]
    • /ˈɑ ɪər tu ˈsɜr fɪs/

Definitions of air-to-surface word

  • adjective air-to-surface launched from an aircraft and directed at a land target 3
  • adjective air-to-surface operating or directed from a flying aircraft to the surface: air-to-surface missiles. 1
  • adverb air-to-surface from a flying aircraft to the surface of the earth: They released the rockets air-to-surface. 1
  • adjective air-to-surface weapon: fired by aircraft at land or sea 1
  • adjective air-to-surface (of a missile) fired from an aircraft at a target on land or water. 0

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Origin of air-to-surface

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Air-to-surface

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

air-to-surface popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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