air power
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air·pow·er
or air power (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.
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air power
n
1. (Military) the strength of a nation's air force
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air′ pow`er
n.
the total military capability of a nation for operations involving the use of aircraft and missiles.
[1905–10]
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Noun | 1. | air power - the aggregation of a country's military aircraft aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole armed 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" |
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