ship-to-ship

ship-to-ship (not comparable)

1. (of a missile) fired from a ship at another ship
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ship,‎ to.

   a ship-to-ship message

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Space Combat Codex entry:

     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.

• air-to-air
• air-to-ground
• air-to-ship
• air-to-surface
• ground-to-air
• ship-to-air