: launched from one airplane in flight at another
air-to-air missiles
also : involving aircraft in flight
air-to-air combat

Examples of air-to-air in a Sentence

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In French service, the speedy jets strictly fly air-to-air sorties with their pulse-Doppler RDY radars and MICA missiles. David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 India produces the indigenous beyond visual range Astra air-to-air missile, which is compatible with the Su-30, and may well sell them to Armenia. Paul Iddon, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 Russian air-to-air drone kills are much less common. David Axe, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 Beijing recently reassigned a nuclear role to the H-6 bomber, outfitting it with an air-to-air refueling capability to extend its reach in the Asia-Pacific. Kyle Balzer, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for air-to-air 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air-to-air was in 1939

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“Air-to-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air-to-air. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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