: launched from one airplane in flight at another
air-to-air missiles
also : involving aircraft in flight
air-to-air combat

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These aircraft are designed for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, as well as intelligence gathering and electronic warfare missions. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 Air Force One also contains two galleys that can provide 100 meals at one sitting, advanced multi-frequency radios for air-to-air, ground and satellite communications and state-of-the-art navigation, electronic and communications equipment. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 May 2025 The administration earlier this month announced initial approval to sell $3.5 billion worth of air-to-air missiles for Saudi Arabia’s fighter jets. Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025 Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced initial approval to sell $3.5 billion worth of air-to-air missiles for Saudi Arabia's fighter jets. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for air-to-air

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air-to-air was in 1939

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“Air-to-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air-to-air. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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