Airborne alert
a state of military alert wherein combat-equipped aircraft are flying and prepared for action.
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any of several converted commercial aircraft equipped with special communications and code gear, intended as flying bunkers for the president, secretary of defense, military commanders, or their designated replacements.
- Air-bound
stopped up by air.
- Air brake
a brake or system of brakes operated by compressed air. aeronautics. a device for reducing the air speed of an aircraft by increasing its drag. a device for stopping the sails of a windmill by disrupting the flow of air around them. contemporary examples johnson welded products ohio-based manufacturer of reservoirs for air brake systems. […]
- Air-breathe
(of an engine, aircraft, missile, etc.) to take in air from the atmosphere to oxidize the fuel for combustion.
- Air-breather
an aircraft, missile, or submarine engine that requires air from the atmosphere for the combustion of its fuel.