air warfare
collocation in Englishmeaningsofairandwarfare
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air
noun
uk/eər/us/er/
the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that ...
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warfare
noun[U]
uk/ˈwɔː.feər/us/ˈwɔːr.fer/
the activity of fighting a war, often including the weapons and methods that ...
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(Definition ofairandwarfarefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is whereairwarfarecomes in.
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I come now to sea/airwarfare.
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I come now to land/airwarfare.
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These early developments of aerial warfare led to two distinct branches in the writings ofairwarfaretheorists: tacticalairwarfareand strategicairwarfare.
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There is no warfare which can be so horrible asairwarfare.
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We may not be able to rely upon that inairwarfare.
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The whole tempo ofairwarfarehas undergone a complete revolution.
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Must we riskairwarfaresolely in the interest of trade?
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There is ground warfare, sea warfare andairwarfare, and there is warfare in the ether.
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Further, command of the sea is also qualified to-day by the fact ofairwarfare.
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Let us study what defence inairwarfaremeans, and how it can be achieved.
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I believe the only way to tackle it is by prohibitingairwarfarealtogether.
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Surely preservation is a dangerous term in a high technology field likeairwarfare.
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We must budget for all the dreadful possibilities which are inherent inairwarfare.
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What isairwarfareabout, for heaven's sake, if it does not involve such actions?
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In these days ofairwarfarethat means she will strike at us.
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They do not even at this date realise the possibilities of completeairwarfareapart from land warfare.
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I think we should treat this subject of dealing withairwarfarefrom an air point of view.
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Certain statements have been made with respect toairwarfareas it will be if we have another war.
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This relates particularly to the question ofairwarfareand the amount of money and numbers of people involved.
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There is a very considerable need for improvement in the effective operational system of maritimeairwarfare.
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It follows that the scale of damage which we must expect in futureairwarfarewill be very great.
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