air-to-air

[ air-too-air, -tuh- ]

adjective

1. operating between airborne objects, especially aircraft:

   air-to-air missiles; air-to-air communication.

adverb

1. from one aircraft, missile, or the like, to another while in flight:

   They refueled air-to-air.

air-to-air

adjective

1. operating between aircraft in flight

Word History and Origins

Origin of air-to-air¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

That means the F-35 will be almost entirely reliant on long-range air-to-air missiles.

From The Daily Beast

It will still carry a pair of Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM long-range air-to-air missiles and a pair of bombs.

From The Daily Beast

The lack of a gun is not likely to be a major problem for close-in air-to-air dogfights against other jets.

From The Daily Beast

But Predators are vulnerable to even the most obsolete surface-to-air missiles or air-to-air fighter aircraft.

From The Daily Beast