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air cover

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air cover
n.
1. Protective use of military aircraft during ground operations.
2. The aircraft used to protect and otherwise support ground troops.
air cover
n
(Military)
a.  the use of aircraft to provide aerial protection for ground forces against enemy air attack
b.  the aircraft used in this Also called air support
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Noun1.air coverair cover - the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations
protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"


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But the promised air cover never materialized for the 1,400 Cuban exiles that landed at the Zapata swamp near Bahia de Cohinos--the Bay of Pigs, in the early hours of April 17, 1961.
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Apart from that, it makes sense to designate the guided-missile and artillery ships from among an advanced screen force as the main targets if an antiamphibious defense force enjoys an efficient air cover, and aircraft carriers and shore-based airfields if the air cover is weak.
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