combat air patrol

noun

Definitions

  1. A patrolling force of fighter aircraft tasked with covering and screening a friendly…

    A patrolling force of fighter aircraft tasked with covering and screening a friendly asset (such as an aircraft carrier or a flight of bombers) in order to defend it from incoming hostile aircraft.

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