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Definition of Air defense
1. Noun. Defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness.
Specialized synonyms: Active Air Defense, Passive Air Defense
Lexicographical Neighbors of Air Defense
Literary usage of Air defense
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ballistic Missile Defense Programs: Congressional Hearings edited by Strom Thurmond (2000)
"For the air defense/Cruise Missile aspects of TMD, advanced concepts are envisioned
like Engaged on Remote data (EOR), Air Directed Surface-to-Air Missile ..."
2. A Look at Tomorrow's Tactical Air Forces by Lane Pierrot, Jo A. Vines, Shaun Black (1997)
"The war with Iraq proved that a country may have modern air defense systems ...
Many US defense analysts expected Iraq's Soviet-style air defense system to ..."
3. The History of the Unified Command Plan 1946-1993 by Ronald H. Cole (1996)
"Under the UCP, air defense of the Caribbean air approaches to the canal were the
responsibility of CINCLANT. In the event of air attack, the UCP specified ..."
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