air cover

noun

: protection by armed military airplanes

They had to land in enemy territory without any air cover.

Examples of air cover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So far, Saudi Arabia has largely confined its role to providing air cover for the anti-Houthi Yemeni coalition, stopping short of any major deployment of its own troops on the ground. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026

The government push came as part of a major offensive launched early Monday under air cover by a Saudi military coalition. — Ahmed Al-Haj, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

To protect them, the US Navy and Royal Navy desperately needed air cover. — David Szondy july 21, New Atlas, 22 July 2026

Give air cover when something does not pay off. — Aswin Saravanan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Rhymes for air cover

• discover
• hardcover
• recover
• thereover
• uncover
• hover
• plover
• rediscover
• undercover