Definition of "air-to-air" [air-to-air]

Operating between, launched from, or involving rockets or aircraft in flight: air-to-air missiles; air-to-air communications. (adjective)

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Use "air-to-air" in a sentence

"Most of the maneuvering in air-to-air combat today takes place BVR, or beyond visual range."
"I suspect that unmanned fighters capable of modern air-to-air combat are in the U.S."
"So it is worth examining the nature of air-to-air combat today, and the possible consequences of not building a full fleet of F-22s."

Words like "air-to-air"

air-launched

air-to-ground anti-aircraft antiarmor

ground-based

ground-to-ground

heat-seeking

low-altitude

medium-range

nuclear-tipped

semiactive

ship-to-ship

shoulder-fired

surface-to-air surface-to-surface