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air cover

n.
1. Protective use of military aircraft during ground operations.
2. The aircraft used to protect and support ground troops.
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air cover

n
(Military)
a. the use of aircraft to provide aerial protection for ground forces against enemy air attack
b. the aircraft used in this
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air′ cov`er


n.
1. the protection by aircraft of ground or naval military operations.
2. the aircraft providing this protection.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.air cover - the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operationsair cover - the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"
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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