combat air patrol

noun

A patrolling force of fighter aircraft tasked with covering and screening a friendly asset (such as an aircraft carrier or a flight of bombers) in order to defend it from incoming hostile aircraft.

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Meanings

nouncombat air patrol (plural combat air patrols)

plural combat air patrols

  1. aeronauticsA patrolling force of fighter aircraft tasked with covering and screening a friendly asset (such as an aircraft carrier or a flight of bombers) in order to defend it from incoming hostile aircraft.

    Synonyms: CAP

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA patrolling force of fighter aircraft tasked with covering and screening a friendly asset (such as an aircraft carrier or a flight of bombers) in order to defend it from incoming hostile aircraft.

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CAP
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APA

combat air patrol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combat%20air%20patrol

MLA

“combat air patrol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combat%20air%20patrol. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “combat air patrol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combat%20air%20patrol.

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