/ Dictionary / Index S surface-to-air: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sur•face-to-air Pronunciation: (sûr'fis-t-âr'), [key] — adj. (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere. —adv. from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere: an antimissile missile fired surface-to-air. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: surface-to-air (Thesaurus) surface tension surface-to-surface Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language