1. Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness
   - air defense [US]

Derived forms: air defences

Type of: defence [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], defensive measure

Encyclopedia: Air defence

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