air offensive

collocation in English

meaningsofairandoffensive

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air
noun
uk
/eər/us
/er/
the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that ...
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offensive
adjective
uk
/əˈfen.sɪv/us
/əˈfen.sɪv/us
/ˈɑːˌfen.sɪv/
causing ...
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(Definition ofairandoffensivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I only wish there was one man in this country absolutely responsible for anairoffensive.
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This would give time for the effects of our strategicairoffensiveto be felt.
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Theairoffensiveis crucial at every stage of the conflict.
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I do not believe that a mereairoffensivewill satisfy our people for very long.
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The whole of thisairoffensiveconstitutes the foundation upon which our plans for overseas invasion stand.
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The purpose of the presentairoffensiveis to achieve just that happy result at the earliest possible moment.
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For that reason this appears to me to be a serious limiting factor in the development of ourairoffensiveforce.
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She is producing large numbers of high-performance interceptor fighters to contend with any strategicairoffensivethat might be launched against her.
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The answer to that question is that thisairoffensiveis no doubt intended to be the first important move in a larger campaign.
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One cannot help feeling the lack of success in this direction when noting what has been happening in respect of ourairoffensiverecently.
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But it destroys the whole idea of a grandairoffensiveif you earmark and build machines only useful for one purpose and no other.
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The flypast of various military aircraft on the parade shows the country's militaryairoffensiveand defensive capabilities.
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He pointed out that our only means of combating theairoffensiveof the enemy was to go to the enemy country with our aeroplanes—and attack military objectives?
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Anairoffensiveis an operation that can describe any number of different types of operations, usually restricted to specific types of aircraft.
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Ordinarily theairoffensiveconsists of three phases: air preparation of the offensive (including intelligence preparation of the battlefield), immediate preparation for the offensive, and offensive support operations.
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