Meanings
nounairpower (countable and uncountable, plural airpowers)
plural airpowers · alternative air power
- countableuncountableAirborne military power; an air force.
That led to the city falling much faster than anyone expected into the hands of Somalia's transitional government, which has used Ethiopian troops and airpower to reclaim much of the country.
2007 January 1, Jeffrey Gettleman, “Somali Clan Elders Urge Islamists to Leave Stronghold”, in New York Times
Origin
Translations
German Luftmacht
- Luftmachtairpower
Polish lotnictwo
- lotnictwoairpower
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