Meanings
nounair cover (uncountable)
alternative aircover
- uncountablegovernmentprotection (of land or sea operations) by aircraft
But if the Government really wants our railway to reduce the level of its subsidy and improve value for taxpayers' money, then it must provide the political air cover to enable managers to get on and make the hard decisions that are needed... and then see them through.
2022 January 12, Sir Michael Holden, “Reform of the workforce or death by a thousand cuts?”, in RAIL, number 948, page 25
Origin
Translations
Dutch luchtdekking
- luchtdekkingprotection by aircraft
Russian прикры́тие с во́здуха
- прикры́тие с во́здуха (prikrýtije s vózduxa)protection by aircraft
Turkish hava koruması
- hava korumasıprotection by aircraft
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APA
air cover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20cover
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“air cover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20cover. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air cover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20cover.
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