air superiority

noun

: a larger/better air force than one's enemies

To win this war, we must achieve air superiority.

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However, the aircraft will not come equipped with Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles, reducing their overall utility as air superiority fighters for Baghdad. —

Paul Iddon, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Long ambulance journeys are too risky for people in a critical condition, and flying a helicopter is too dangerous given Russia’s air superiority over Ukrainian skies. —

Alex Platt, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024 Ukraine needs 12 or more squadrons of 18 planes each to achieve air superiority – at least 216, according to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. —

Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 6 Aug. 2024 Russia maintains air superiority over Ukraine but experts say the F-16s offer a significant improvement in Kyiv’s weaponry. —

Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for air superiority

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