AIR DEFENSE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("air defense" is a kind of...):

defence; defense; defensive measure ((military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air defense"):

active air defense (air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures)

passive air defense (air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction)

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