ground-to-ship love

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  • adjective of a missile fired from the ground at a target ship

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Examples

  • SA-2 ground-to-air missile and ground-to-ship missiles have been deployed by North Korea in the west — where the Koreas dispute their sea border — and are poised to fire artillery, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing an unidentified military official.

    S. Korean troops bracing for possible N. Korean attack 2010

  • Two of the ground-to-ship missiles were fired from near the North Korean city of Wonsan, a spokesman for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

    Pyongyang Fires Missiles 2009

  • One of these missiles is a reported surface-to-air missile, another a ground-to-ship missile.

    CNN Transcript May 26, 2009 2009

  • If there is even a risk that oil tankers will be sunk by Iran's combination of ground-to-ship missiles, mini-subs and torpedo boats, insurance companies will refuse to insure supertankers in the region, and the price of oil will skyrocket well beyond the $100 per barrel mark.

    As Easy As 1, 2, 3 2007

  • Yonhap, reported on Tuesday that ground-to-air and ground-to-ship missiles with a range of about 130 kilometres were test-fired by the North from an east coast launch pad on Tuesday.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • South Korea's state news agency, Yonhap, reported on Tuesday that ground-to-air and ground-to-ship missiles with a range of about 130 kilometres were test-fired by the North from an east coast launch pad on Tuesday.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • The Yonhap news agency and YTN television reported Tuesday that two missiles - one ground-to-air, the other ground-to-ship - with a range of about 130 kilometers were test-fired

    Haaretz.com headlines RSS 2010

  • Yonhap, reported on Tuesday that ground-to-air and ground-to-ship missiles with a range of about 130 kilometres were test-fired by the North from an east coast launch pad on Tuesday.

    WN.com - Articles related to Obama risks party showdown on South Korea deal 2010

  • Yonhap, reported on Tuesday that ground-to-air and ground-to-ship missiles with a range of about 130 kilometres were test-fired by the North from an east coast launch pad on Tuesday.

    WN.com - Articles related to IAEA faces mushrooming Asia challenge 2010

  • South Korea's state news agency, Yonhap, reported on Tuesday that ground-to-air and ground-to-ship missiles with a range of about 130 kilometres were test-fired by the North from an east coast launch pad on Tuesday.

    WN.com - Articles related to IAEA faces mushrooming Asia challenge 2010

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