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air power
air·pow·er or air power A0163600 (âr′pou′ər)n.1. The organized, integrated use of aircraft and missiles for foreign policy, strategy, operations, and tactics.2. The tactical and strategic strength of a country's air force.air powern1. (Military) the strength of a nation's air forceair′ pow`er
n. the total military capability of a nation for operations involving the use of aircraft and missiles. [1905–10] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  air power - the aggregation of a country's military aircraftaviationaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a wholearmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
air power
air powerThe power that a nation derives from its ability to fly a vehicle, or to cause it to go through the medium of air or space, and to exploit in lesser or greater degree the complex relationship that results from this ability. A nation's air power consists of all the elements of air forces, including aircraft, infrastructure, radar, surface-to-air weapons, and personnel, as well as civil, private, and commercial aviation.AcronymsSeeAIRPair power
Related to air power: wind powerSynonyms for air powernoun the aggregation of a country's military aircraftSynonymsRelated Words- aggregation
- collection
- accumulation
- assemblage
- armed forces
- armed services
- military
- military machine
- war machine
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