AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase air-to-ground missile. (close relations)
Definition of AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE
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bomb | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions • strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual verb • throw bombs at or attack with bombs • fail to get a passing grade | ||||||||
missile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled | ||||||||
projectile | nounn | |||||||
noun • a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine adjective satellite • impelling or impelled forward | ||||||||
rocket | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine • a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion • erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender • propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon • sends a firework display high into the sky verb • shoot up abruptly, like a rocket • propel with a rocket | ||||||||
warhead | nounn | |||||||
noun • the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents | ||||||||
air-to-surface missile | nounn | |||||||
noun • a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground |