air patrol

collocation in English

meaningsofairandpatrol

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air
noun
uk
/eər/us
/er/
the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that ...
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patrol
noun
uk
/pəˈtrəʊl/us
/pəˈtroʊl/
the act of checking that there is no trouble or danger in a building ...
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(Definition ofairandpatrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The first was downed by the combined fire of the two destroyers and planes from the combatairpatrol.
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Sixteen kamikazes with four escorts broke through combatairpatrolto dive at the ships.
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Police services commonly use aircraft for traffic control, ground support, search and rescue, high-speed car pursuits, observation,airpatroland control of large-scale public events and/or public order incidents.
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Any additional information received from regular air patrols would be very small in relation to the cost of such arrangements.
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Before my noble friend sits down will he say something about theairpatrol?
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With air-to-air refuelling it will be able to maintain combatairpatrolfor long periods at great distances from its base.
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Longer-range defence is provided by fighter aircraft on combatairpatrolor ground alert, supported by tankers and directed by airborne and ground-based radars.
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During a torpedo run, the attacking aircraft were easy targets for defending fighters from a combatairpatrol.
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Two were splashed by the convoy's combatairpatrol, but the third escaped into the darkness.
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An aircraft carrier's combatairpatrolproved to be the most effective form of defense against enemy bombers.
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It operates scheduled and charter passenger services, freight services, air ambulance,airpatrol, firefighting and oil rig support.
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The squadron flew armed combatairpatroland escort missions, helping to stabilize the situation.
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Two days later, snoopers and nuisance raiders kept theairpatroloccupied in the afternoon and early evening.
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The next morning, enemy planes approached the formation, but combatairpatroldowned some and chased others away.
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Meanwhile, the carrier launched planes, maintaining the start of a continuousairpatrolover the area.
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They are commonly used for traffic control, ground support, search and rescue, high-speed car pursuits, observation,airpatroland riot control.
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