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air-superiority
[ air-suh-peer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-, -soo- ]
/ ˈɛər sə pɪər iˌɔr ɪ ti, -ˌɒr-, -sʊ- /
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adjective
designating a fighter aircraft built for long patrol capability at high altitudes and supersonic speeds, with air-to-air combat as its principal mission.
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Origin of air-superiority
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby air-superiority
air spring, air station, airstream, air strike, airstrip, air-superiority, air switch, air system, airt, air taxi, air terminal
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How to use air-superiority in a sentence
By September 1, 1939, Germany was already losing the contest for air superiority over Britain.
They possess hundreds upon hundreds of frontline jet fighters and the necessary air bases—in sum, full air superiority over Libya.
Later still, when Allied air superiority was assured, there came the phase of machine-gunning bodies of enemy troops from the air.
A History of Aeronautics|E. Charles VivianIt must be applied quickly, decisively, and preferably with impunity (such as stealth bombing with air superiority).
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman