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 syringe, air system, airt, air taxi
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