Ship-to-ship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ship-to-ship is an adjective meaning (of a missile) fired from a ship at another ship.
Meaning
(of a missile) fired from a ship at another ship.
More Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ship, to.
Example Sentences
a ship-to-ship message
Most ship-to-ship engagements are skirmishes between patrol vessels of cruiser weight and below, with dreadnoughts and carriers only deployed in full-scale fleet actions. Battles in open space are short and often inconclusive, as the weaker opponent generally disengages.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include superfiring, saboted, antisatellite, shooty, sabotted, anti-satellite.
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