Air defense
Air defense noun - Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness.
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Synonyms for Air defense
Air force and air defense are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Air force" instead a noun phrase "Air defense".
Air force
Air force noun - The airborne branch of a country's armed forces.
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Synonyms for Air force
Air defense and air force are semantically related. You can use "Air defense" instead a noun phrase "Air force".
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