air denial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A situation in aerial warfare wherein one's air force is significantly outmatched in the air by an enemy air force, but is nevertheless able to contest control of the air and prevent the enemy from achieving air supremacy.
  2. The strategies used by the weaker air force in this situation.

Word forms

air denial

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