air cover

English

Alternative forms

• aircover

Etymology

air +‎ cover

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛə ˌkʌv.ə/, /ˈɛː ˌkʌv.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɹ ˌkʌv.ɚ/

Noun

air cover (uncountable)

1. (military) protection (of land or sea operations) by aircraft
   • 2022 January 12, Sir Michael Holden, “Reform of the workforce or death by a thousand cuts?”, in RAIL, number 948, page 25:

     But if the Government really wants our railway to reduce the level of its subsidy and improve value for taxpayers' money, then it must provide the political air cover to enable managers to get on and make the hard decisions that are needed... and then see them through.

Translations

protection by aircraft

• Dutch: luchtdekking m
• Russian: прикры́тие с во́здуха n (prikrýtije s vózduxa)
• Turkish: hava koruması

References

• “air cover”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.