(of a missile) Fired from the ground at a target on the ground.

plural of grounde

Obsolete spelling of ground

simple past tense and past participle of ground

(aviation, of an airman or aircraft) Not allowed to fly. / (nautical, of a vessel) Aground. / (electricity, Canada, US) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.

The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground. / (uncountable) Terrain. / Soil, earth. / (countable) The bottom of a body of water. / Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.

simple past tense and past participle of grind

(US) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground. / (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

Crushed, or reduced to small particles. / Processed by grinding.

Directly in an area of interest or active operations; in the field. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, ground.