aerial
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Elsewhere, the Kuwaiti military said its air defences were engaging "hostile aerial targets".
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
It later identified them as aerial defence systems that had been deployed since the start of the ceasefire.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Just hours after the agreement was announced, air raid alarms sounded in northern Israel with a "suspicious aerial target" identified without causing any casualties.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
In addition to the drain on soldiers, it delays crucial defenses when the aerial threats are complex and seconds matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
History’s first aerial bombing and sinking of a ship at sea took place in February 1916, when a German bomber sank a British freighter.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing aerial
Flying High: Aviation Words
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Elements of the Universe: Aer, Aero ("Air")
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