air-to-air
- a operating between or launched from or involving rockets or aircraft in flight
air-to-air missiles
air-to-air communications
air-to-ground
- a operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground
air-to-surface
- a operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground
air-to-surface missiles
aired
- v expose to fresh air
- v be broadcast
- v broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- v make public
She aired her opinions on welfare - v expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry
- v expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
- s open to or abounding in fresh air
airtight
- s having no weak points
an airtight defense
an airtight argument - s not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
airy
- s open to or abounding in fresh air
airy rooms - s not practical or realizable; speculative
airy theories about socioeconomic improvement - s having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air
airy gauze curtains - s characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
an airy apparition
akimbo
- s (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
a tailor sitting with legs akimbo
stood with arms akimbo - r with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
she stood there akimbo
akin
- s similar in quality or character
a feeling akin to terror - s related by blood