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| air-to-air |
of a missile or the like, designed to be shot by an aircraft at an aerial target. |
| drone1 |
an aircraft or other similar unmanned device, whose movements are controlled at a distance, as by radio, often used for purposes such as aerial photography, delivery of supplies or necessities, fire fighting, and military attack from the air. [1/3 definitions] |
| flyby |
a flight over or close to a designated point, area, or target by an aircraft or spacecraft for the purpose of making aerial observations. |
| Marine Corps |
a branch of the U.S. armed forces under the authority of the Department of the Navy, trained for land, sea, and aerial combat and specializing in amphibious landing operations. |
| photomap |
a map of one or more aerial photographs onto which identifying names and markings have been superimposed. [2 definitions] |
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