air-superiority

[air-suh-peer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-, -soo-]

adjective

1. designating a fighter aircraft built for long patrol capability at high altitudes and supersonic speeds, with air-to-air combat as its principal mission.

Word History and Origins

Origin of air-superiority¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The Super Hornet is a twin-engine warplane designed to fly from either aircraft carriers or ground bases on both air-superiority and ground-attack missions.

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The Super Hornet is a twin-engine warplane designed to fly from either aircraft carriers or ground bases on both air-superiority and ground-attack missions.

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It is not an air-superiority aircraft, and is 1970s technology.

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Production of the much more capable F-22 stealth fighter was shut down after producing a mere 187 of the air-superiority jets.

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For one thing, the “Su-33 is an air-superiority fighter designed to provide air defense to friendly naval forces far away from home shores,” not to attack ground targets. 

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