Synonyms for air cover
air cov·er

Princeton's WordNet

1. air covernoun

   the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations

Matched Categories

1. • Military
   • Protection

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1. Fadi Ahmad:

   The regime and militias are trying to storm (the hill) under very fierce Russian air cover and artillery fire.

2. Omar Hamid:

   The problem is where the Afghan forces have to fend for themselves, they're fine as long as they're being assisted and they're being provided air cover and things like that by Western forces. But it's when they're left to their own devices that they seem to struggle.

3. Ross Garber:

   The judge's decision creates some issues for Bolton. Combine that with a Bill Barr-run Justice Department Bill Barr-run hasn't been shy about going out on a limb, if I were Bolton or his lawyer, that would be of great concern. The judge gave some air cover for criminal charges.

4. Jeff Sadosky:

   That air cover has been incredibly important as Marco has found himself attacked by Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton.

5. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace:

   We are very dependent on American air cover and American intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets. We need to diversify our assets.