| 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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| Noun | 1. |  air cover - the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operationsprotection - 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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