umbrella
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7.4
- noun
- /ʌmˈbrɛlə/
- Jargon
:
cobertura aérea
- Seoul maintains that its military modernization complements, not replaces, the U.S. defense umbrella.
- military umbrella
And he's doing it with the American defence umbrella and a fading away.
- And he's doing it with the American defence umbrella and a fading away.
- As it relates to Japan specifically, they are still very much under the new US military and nuclear umbrella.
Examples
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Is it really in the alliance's interest to extend its nuclear umbrella to states in an area claimed to be in Russia's security sphere?
Academic text (1999) -
Because Canada had already accepted protection under the American nuclear umbrella, it would be hypocritical to refuse to arm Canadian forces with nuclear weapons.
Academic text (2005) -
This would be the first aerial umbrella the world had, but the war in the skies was heating up the whole time.
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They were protected by the the US umbrella during the Cold War.
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But, at least for now, the Saudis have no alternative but to rely on a U.S. defense umbrella.
Academic text (2013) -
On the contrary, Syria's security umbrella allowed Lebanon to stabilize and launch a stunning economic recovery.
Blog text (19) -
NATO's membership could more easily be expanded, and extending NATO's security umbrella to countries in those regions was critical to the consolidation of democracy.
Academic text (2008) -
The Eisenhower administration had wholeheartedly embraced "nuclear umbrella" alliances as a tool for managing communist threats.
Academic text (2013) -
During the military operation, the pilots flew under an aerial umbrella to protect ground forces from enemy attacks.
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The country relied on the NATO umbrella to ensure its defense against potential threats during the Cold War.
Synonyms
35
4.1
Aircraft that help soldiers on the ground during fighting
9
5.0
Military aircraft protect soldiers or ships from enemy attack during an operation
Compounds
- Specialized
A small upright tree with large leaves that form rolled groups at the branch tips
A tall evergreen tree from Japan with needle-like leaves in umbrella-like groups at twig tips
A perennial plant with large umbrella-like leaves and white to pink flower clusters near streams
A perennial that blooms late with flat-topped clusters of small white flowers on rocky slopes
- South African
An African water plant with a circular fan of thin grass-like leaves used in ponds
- South African
A water plant from Africa with a top group of thin leaves that spread like an umbrella
- Philippine
A tropical plant with large leaves, a dark red flower-like part, and edible underground stems
A small tree with large leaves at the ends of its branches and creamy white flowers
- Australian
An evergreen plant often grown indoors with leaves that spread like an umbrella
A small tree that loses its leaves in autumn with large leaves like umbrellas and white spring flowers
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Umbrella comes from the Latin umbra, meaning 'shadow', and was used as a picture of protection. That's why an umbrella of planes means a protective 'cover' of aircraft over troops or a place.