airpower
nounEtymology From air + power.
1
Airborne 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:
- Related terms
- airbase, air base, air defence, air defense, air denial, airdrome, aerodrome, air force, air forces, air superiority, air supremacy
- Coordinate terms
- cyberpower, seapower, sea power, spacepower