air war

noun

1. military operations by combatants involving the use of aircraft.

2. those phases or aspects of a war in which aircraft play a part.

Word History and Origins

Origin of air war¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

With the daily front-line moves measured in yards rather than dozens of miles, the long-distance air war matters more.

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Its Al Udeid Air Base serves as a platform for American warplanes in the Middle East and hosts the U.S.’s air war command center for the region.

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The two countries have continued exchanging strikes since, in an air war which has now lasted more than a week.

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Israel has claimed control of Iranian airspace since launching its air war last Thursday with a surprise attack that it says has killed many top military commanders and atomic scientists.

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He assembled Voices from the Plain of Jars, a book with the subtitle “Life Under an Air War,” published in 1972.

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