Airgroup
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A unit or formation consisting of a number of air force squadrons.
- 2 The set of aircraft flying from a particular aircraft carrier.
"The USS Manila Bay, in the next group south of Taffy 3, services aircraft from eleven different squadrons that aren't attached to her own flight group, and, at one point, has representatives from no less than four other carriers' airgroups on her flight deck at the same time."
Example
More examples"The USS Manila Bay, in the next group south of Taffy 3, services aircraft from eleven different squadrons that aren't attached to her own flight group, and, at one point, has representatives from no less than four other carriers' airgroups on her flight deck at the same time."
Etymology
From air + group.
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