airpower

noun

air·​pow·​er ˈer-ˌpau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce airpower (audio)
: the military strength of a nation's air force

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Robert Pape, professor of political science at the University of Chicago and an expert on airpower, said the public’s distrust in the federal government has created a gap in communication that has led to the hysteria. Brad Dress, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024 Defeating Moscow, of course, would require a lot of airpower. Elaine McCusker, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024 China concluded that their path to prevent the potential of the same thing from happening to them was to attempt to thwart the key element of U.S. military dominance—American airpower—by arraying their defenses in a manner known as anti-access/area denial or A2/AD. David A. Deptula, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 According to Syrian state media SANA, government forces, supported by Russian airpower, have entrenched themselves around Hama, Syria's fourth-largest city, after insurgents retreated 12 miles from the area. Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for airpower 

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airpower was in 1908

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“Airpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airpower. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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