Meaning

1 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles.

    Flugabwehr, Luftabwehr

    противовозду́шная оборо́наprotivovozdúšnaja oboróna, ПВОPVO

    протипові́тряна оборо́наprotypovítrjana oboróna, ППОPPO

    defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness

Examples

3 sentences

  1. What air defense doing?

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  2. What's the air defense doing?

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  3. Their entire air defense is based on blueprints stolen from the west.

    deSeine ganze Luftverteidigung beruht auf gestohlenen Entwürfen aus dem Abendland. — frpzzd

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles:
Русский
By meaning 1
the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles:

Forms

plural: air defenses

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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