combat air patrol
English
Noun
combat
air
patrol
(
plural
combat air patrols
)
(
military
,
aviation
)
A
patrolling
force
of
fighter
aircraft
tasked
with
covering
and
screening
a
friendly
asset
(such as an
aircraft carrier
or a
flight
of
bombers
) in order to
defend
it from
incoming
hostile
aircraft.
Synonyms
CAP
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