strike aircraft

collocation in English

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strike
noun[C]
uk
/straɪk/us
/straɪk/
a period of time when workers refuse to work because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or ...
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aircraft
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeə.krɑːft/us
/ˈer.kræft/
any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane ...
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(Definition ofstrikeandaircraftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is the first vertical take-offstrikeaircraftin squadron service in the world, and it represents a remarkable achievement.
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A great deal depends on the precise operation characteristics of the interceptor orstrikeaircraft.
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At the moment they are completely covered by the aircraft carrier force, bystrikeaircraftand, in some instances, by shore-based aircraft.
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As astrikeaircraft, it is not there.
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It should have more anti-tank helicopters and vertical take-offstrikeaircraft, and a better transport capacity.
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He thinks that it is astrikeaircraft.
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It is the most flexible and powerfulstrikeaircraftin the world today.
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But that does not mean that our carriers there would not carry fighters orstrikeaircraft; in fact, they would be defenceless without them.
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One of its important rôles now is as a nuclearstrikeaircraft.
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The other rôle is as a tactical conventionalstrikeaircraft.
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It is indisputably the fineststrikeaircraftin the world.
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This aircraft was designed as a maritimestrikeaircraftand is the leading aircraft of that type in the world today.
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It will be the most advancedstrikeaircraftof its kind for this particular role.
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It will be capable of filling a number of roles, but it is primarily a tacticalstrikeaircraft.
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We in this country are primarily interested in astrikeaircraft.
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We would still needstrikeaircrafteither way.
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For this, fighter andstrikeaircraftwith transport helicopters might be more important.
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However, it is our view that the single vectored thrust engine is the most satisfactory solution for a fighter-interceptor orstrikeaircraft.
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