air-to-air

[air-too-air, -tuh-]

adjective

operating between airborne objects, especially aircraft: air-to-air missiles; air-to-air communication.

adverb

from one aircraft, missile, or the like, to another while in flight: They refueled air-to-air.

Origin of air-to-air

First recorded in 1940–45

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Contemporary Examples of air-to-air

But Predators are vulnerable to even the most obsolete surface-to-air missiles or air-to-air fighter aircraft.
The Killer Drone Goes Stealthy—Just in Time for a New Cold War
Zach Rosenberg
April 16, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for air-to-air

air-to-air

adjective

operating between aircraft in flight

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