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1. a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	guided missile,
definition	:	a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	manpad,
definition	:	a man-portable surface-to-air missile (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	stinger,
definition	:	a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	surface-to-air missile system,
definition	:	the shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft (noun.artifact)