Meanings
nounair support (uncountable)
- uncountablegovernmentThe act of using aircraft to attack an enemy to assist ground military forces.
Translations
Danish luftstøtte
- luftstøtteuse of aircraft to assist ground forces
Dutch luchtsteun
- luchtsteunuse of aircraft to assist ground forces
Finnish ilmatuki
- ilmatukiuse of aircraft to assist ground forces
Norwegian Bokmål luftstøtte
- luftstøtteuse of aircraft to assist ground forces
Russian возду́шная подде́ржка, подде́ржка с во́здуха
- возду́шная подде́ржка (vozdúšnaja poddéržka)use of aircraft to assist ground forces
- подде́ржка с во́здуха (poddéržka s vózduxa)use of aircraft to assist ground forces
Swedish luftunderstöd, flygunderstöd
- luftunderstöduse of aircraft to assist ground forces
- flygunderstöduse of aircraft to assist ground forces
Turkish hava desteği
- hava desteğiuse of aircraft to assist ground forces
Cite this entry
APA
air support. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20support
MLA
“air support.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20support. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air support,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20support.
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