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air war
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noun
military operations by combatants involving the use of aircraft.
those phases or aspects of a war in which aircraft play a part.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of air war
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby air war
air valve, air varié, air vesicle, air vice-marshal, air walk, air war, airwash, airwaves, airway, air waybill, air well
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