air mobilityn.
/ˈɛː mə(ʊ)ˌbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌmoʊˌbɪlᵻdi/ Chiefly Military.
Capacity for or facility of movement by aircraft; spec. the ability to move ground troops by air.
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air mobility1930
society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > [noun] > transporting > facility for transporting by air
air mobility1930
MATS1955
MAC1968
1930 Evening Tribune (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 2 July 1/5 (heading) Test flight for air mobility.
1941 N. Macmillan Air Strategy v. 43 The situation in Poland demanded air mobility.
1957 Mil. Affairs 21 169 The majority of representatives of American military circles consider that the key to success is air mobility of the troops.
1997 J. P. Cann Counterinsurgency in Afr. iv. 73 The paratroops and Special Marines were employed as intervention forces in areas where air mobility or water assault was appropriate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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