airpower

English

Alternative forms

• air power

Etymology

From air +‎ power.

Noun

airpower (countable and uncountable, plural airpowers)

1. Airborne military power; an air force.
   • 2007 January 1, Jeffrey Gettleman, “Somali Clan Elders Urge Islamists to Leave Stronghold”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     That led to the city falling much faster than anyone expected into the hands of Somalia's transitional government, which has used Ethiopian troops and airpower to reclaim much of the country.

Coordinate terms

• cyberpower
• seapower, sea power
• spacepower

 

Related terms

• airbase, air base
• air defence, air defense
• air denial
• airdrome, aerodrome
• air force, air forces
• air superiority
• air supremacy

 

Translations

airpower

• German: Luftmacht f