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  • 21air — air1 airlike, adj. /air/, n. 1. a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere. 2. a stir in the atmosphere; a light breeze. 3. overhead space; sky: The planes filled the air. 4 …

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  • 22Aïr — /ah ear/, n. a region in N Niger, in the Sahara: low massif and oases. ab. 30,000 sq. mi. (77,700 sq. km). Also called Asben. * * * I Mixture of gases constituting the earth s atmosphere. Some gases occur in steady concentrations. The most… …

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  • 23surface-to-air missile — Missile Mis sile, n. [L. missile.] 1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. [1913 Webster] 2. A rocket propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive… …

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  • 24Air Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution — The Air Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (AFAGIR), also known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force (IRGC AF), is the air force within the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Islamic… …

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  • 25air-to-air missile — Missile Mis sile, n. [L. missile.] 1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. [1913 Webster] 2. A rocket propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive… …

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  • 26air-to-ground missile — Missile Mis sile, n. [L. missile.] 1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet. [1913 Webster] 2. A rocket propelled device designed to fly through the air and deliver a warhead of explosive… …

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  • 27United States Air Force — USAF redirects here. For other uses, see USAF (disambiguation). The U.S. Air Force redirects here. For the song, see The U.S. Air Force (song). United States Air Force …

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  • 28Naval warfare — Sea power redirects here. For the magazine, see Seapower. The French (left) and British (right) lines at the Battle of Chesapeake Warfare …

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  • 29Submarine warfare — Naval warfare is divided into three operational areas: surface warfare, air warfare and underwater warfare. The latter may be subdivided into submarine warfare and anti submarine warfare as well as mine warfare and mine countermeasures. Each area …

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  • 30Commander, Naval Air Forces — COMNAVAIRFOR logo Commander, Naval Air Forces (aka COMNAVAIRFOR, CNAF, Commander Naval Air Force, Pacific) is the aviation Type Commander (TYCOM) for all United States Navy naval aviation units. Type Commanders are in administrative control… …

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