1. operating from or designed to be launched from the ground against an airborne target; - Example: "surface-to-air missiles"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
surface-to-air
adj 1: operating from or designed to be launched from the ground
against an airborne target; "surface-to-air missiles"
[ant: air-to-air, air-to-ground, air-to-surface]