Battleskies
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The portions of airspace in which a military conflict is taking place. plural, plural-only
"Because military planes are worth more than their weight in gold when they're badly needed — and such is usually the case in the battleskies of the world today — Uncle Sam has developed the world's best masters of improvisation in his globe-covering Army Air Forces Air Service Command, the outfit that literally "keeps 'em flying.""
Example
More examples"Because military planes are worth more than their weight in gold when they're badly needed — and such is usually the case in the battleskies of the world today — Uncle Sam has developed the world's best masters of improvisation in his globe-covering Army Air Forces Air Service Command, the outfit that literally "keeps 'em flying.""
Etymology
From battle + skies.
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