big blue blanket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A system used in World War II for protecting American warships from Japanese kamikaze attacks, involving (among other things) the constant presence of the blue-painted Hellcat and Corsair aircraft over the fleet at all times.

Word forms

big blue blanket
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