ELECTRONIC WARFARE-SUPPORT MEASURES

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition

Synonyms:

electronic warfare-support measures; ESM

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("electronic warfare-support measures" is a kind of...):

electronic warfare; EW (military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum)

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