air war
Americannoun
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military operations by combatants involving the use of aircraft.
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those phases or aspects of a war in which aircraft play a part.
Etymology
Origin of air war
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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In the weeks leading up to this spring’s U.S.-Israeli air war, Trump’s envoys negotiated with Iranian officials.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Early Wednesday, the U.S. military evacuated some personnel from Al Udeid air base, in Qatar, home to U.S. aircraft and the major U.S. air war command center in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
Mr Lynch says not only are civilians suffering, neither side is achieving military success in the air war.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
As a result, those two countries launched an air war against the Helpers of God in the spring of 2015.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024
Most consisted of two squadrons of ten aircraft apiece; Marina Raskova’s three female regiments were not going to change the outcome of an air war on this scale.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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