air defense

noun

The use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles.

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Meanings

nounair defense (countable and uncountable, plural air defenses)

plural air defenses · alternative air defence

  1. countableuncountableengineeringThe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
anti-aircraft

Translations

Arabic الدِّفَاع الجَوِّيّ, دِفَاع جَوِّيّ
  • الدِّفَاع الجَوِّيّ (ad-difāʕ al-jawwiyy)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
  • دِفَاع جَوِّيّ (difāʕ jawwiyy)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Bulgarian противовъзду́шна отбра́на
  • противовъзду́шна отбра́на (protivovăzdúšna otbrána)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Chinese Cantonese 防空
  • 防空the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Chinese Mandarin 防空
  • 防空 (fángkōng)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Czech protivzdušná obrana
  • protivzdušná obranathe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Danish luftforsvar
  • luftforsvarthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Dutch luchtafweer, luchtverdediging
  • luchtafweerthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
  • luchtverdedigingthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Estonian õhutõrje
  • õhutõrjethe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Finnish ilmatorjunta
  • ilmatorjuntathe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
French défense aérienne, défense anti-aérienne
  • défense aériennethe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
  • défense anti-aériennethe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
German Flugabwehr, Luftabwehr
  • Flugabwehrthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
  • Luftabwehrthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Hebrew הֲגָנָה אֲוִירִית
  • הֲגָנָה אֲוִירִית (haganá avirít)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Hindi वायु रक्षा, हवाई रक्षा
  • वायु रक्षा (vāyu rakṣā)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
  • हवाई रक्षा (havāī rakṣā)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Hungarian légvédelem
  • légvédelemthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Icelandic loftvarnir
  • loftvarnirthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Italian difesa aerea
  • difesa aereathe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Japanese 防空
  • 防空 (bōkū)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Korean 방공
  • 방공 (banggong)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Latvian pretgaisa aizsardzība
  • pretgaisa aizsardzībathe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Lithuanian priešlėktuvinė gynyba
  • priešlėktuvinė gynybathe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Norwegian Bokmål luftvern
  • luftvernthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Polish obrona powietrzna, obrona przeciwlotnicza
  • obrona powietrznathe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
  • obrona przeciwlotniczathe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Portuguese defesa antiaérea
  • defesa antiaéreathe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Romanian apărare aeriană
  • apărare aerianăthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Russian противовозду́шная оборо́на, ПВО
  • противовозду́шная оборо́на (protivovozdúšnaja oboróna)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
  • ПВО (PVO)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Slovak protivzdušná obrana
  • protivzdušná obranathe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Spanish defensa antiaérea
  • defensa antiaéreathe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Swedish luftförsvar, luftvärn
  • luftförsvarthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
  • luftvärnthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Thai การป้องกันทางอากาศ
  • การป้องกันทางอากาศ (gaan-bpɔ̂ng-gan-taang-aa-gàat)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Ukrainian протипові́тряна оборо́на, ППО
  • протипові́тряна оборо́на (protypovítrjana oboróna)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
  • ППО (PPO)the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Vietnamese phòng không
  • phòng khôngthe use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
Cite this entry
APA

air defense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20defense

MLA

“air defense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20defense. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air defense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20defense.

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