air defense

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air defense

noun air defenses · air defence

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

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noun the use of systems, equipment, and personnel to prevent or reduce the impact of an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles

Españoldefensa antiaérea
한국어방공 banggong
日本語防空 bōkū
中文防空 fángkōng
हिन्दीवायु रक्षा vāyu rakṣā, हवाई रक्षा havāī rakṣā
Portuguêsdefesa antiaérea
Françaisdéfense aérienne, défense anti-aérienne
DeutschFlugabwehr, Luftabwehr
Italianodifesa aerea
Românăapărare aeriană
Русскийпротивовозду́шная оборо́на protivovozdúšnaja oboróna, ПВО PVO
Tiếng Việtphòng không
العربيةالدِّفَاع الجَوِّيّ ad-difāʕ al-jawwiyy, دِفَاع جَوِّيّ difāʕ jawwiyy
עבריתהֲגָנָה אֲוִירִית haganá avirít

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@misc{air_defense_2026,
  title = {air defense},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/air%20defense},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}