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air-superiority
[ air-suh-peer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-, -soo- ]
adjective
- designating a fighter aircraft built for long patrol capability at high altitudes and supersonic speeds, with air-to-air combat as its principal mission.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of air-superiority1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
By September 1, 1939, Germany was already losing the contest for air superiority over Britain.
From The Daily Beast
They possess hundreds upon hundreds of frontline jet fighters and the necessary air bases—in sum, full air superiority over Libya.
From The Daily Beast
Later still, when Allied air superiority was assured, there came the phase of machine-gunning bodies of enemy troops from the air.
From Project Gutenberg
It must be applied quickly, decisively, and preferably with impunity (such as stealth bombing with air superiority).
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