airpower

noun

air·​pow·​er ˈer-ˌpau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce airpower (audio)
: the military strength of a nation's air force

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By the late 1930s, the United States was unprepared for the scale of airpower a world war would demand. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025 China constructed seven artificial islands there in the 2010s and equipped at least three with missile systems and airpower—adding to territorial tensions. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025 But as far back as the 1921 airpower pioneer Brigadier Billy Mitchell argued that aircraft would change sea warfare – and had his aircraft sink a battleship in a demonstration to prove it. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 More airpower could be stationed in Poland and Romania. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airpower

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First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of airpower was in 1908

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“Airpower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airpower. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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