I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
aerial/artillery/naval bombardment (= attack from the air, land, or sea )
air/aerial combat (= fighting in the air )
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30 enemy aircraft were destroyed in aerial combat.
an aerial photograph (= one taken from a plane )
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Aerial photographs can be used to locate archaeological sites.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
attack
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This is a good way of stopping early aerial attacks against your Warlord or artillery.
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If you're planning a risky aerial attack with a high-ranking character the Healing Potion might be a good idea.
bombardment
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In 1932 Stanley Baldwin had revealed that, in the opinion of the experts, there was no defence against aerial bombardment .
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Taylor was forced to retreat to the eastern outskirts of Monrovia on Oct. 12 following aerial bombardment of his positions.
photograph
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Oblique aerial photographs show sites in the context of the landscape and can also be used for preparing archaeological maps.
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And Rodman, in a blonde-ambition mode, rebounded like there were no Lakers present, although aerial photographs confirmed there were.
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Will those householders whose properties are valued through the use of aerial photographs be informed of that?
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The aerial photographs suggest at least one Romano-Celtic temple alongside other circular or rectangular structures.
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Morrison's aerial photographs show narrow paths going straight across miles of rugged countryside.
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The Red Sea guide is illustrated with full colour aerial photographs with overlays showing suggested underwater routes.
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The defendants took an aerial photograph of the plaintiff's house and were sued for trespass to land.
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During World War I he worked on the western front in a field survey company and in interpretation of aerial photographs .
photography
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Getting started in aerial photography is sometimes a formidable hurdle.
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The intelligence officer then took the map to an expert in aerial photography who determined coordinates for the building.
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From these beginnings aerial photography has developed into one of the archaeologist's most valued aids.
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New technology is having an impact on aerial photography in different ways.
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They also keep their aircraft busy with training, rental, business charters, air ambulance flights, aerial photography and so on.
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The teacher may wish to introduce pupils to evidence from archaeology, and perhaps from aerial photography .
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The products of much of its observation work, including aerial photography , is also to be made available to researchers.
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And then I had it - specialising in aerial photography .
reconnaissance
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He often does aerial reconnaissance for Dave.
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So long as they remain expensive, conventional air photography will, however, continue to dominate aerial reconnaissance .
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At best the amphibious raiders might have panoramic shots from aerial reconnaissance , or be given a flight over the target beach.
survey
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But could the platforms, seen as extensive patterning in aerial surveys of the Maya lowlands just as likely have formed naturally?
view
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An aerial view of the approaches to Liverpool St station on 4 February 1989.
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From an aerial view one can still trace the travellers' ways it had in 1245 when a market grant was made.
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Although best appreciated from the ground, an aerial view is still worthwhile.
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This aerial view of Pevensey Castle shows the Roman fort together with the medieval keep and bailey in the southeast corner.
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The aerial view is superb with its rows of houses and large harbour.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An aerial view of the approaches to Liverpool St station on 4 February 1989.
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Even a modest aerial explosion like the fifteen-megaton Tunguska event would utterly devastate a modern city.
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From these beginnings aerial photography has developed into one of the archaeologist's most valued aids.
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Getting started in aerial photography is sometimes a formidable hurdle.
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His people at the Pentagon pored over aerial photos and pinpointed targets 10, 000 miles away.
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The intelligence officer then took the map to an expert in aerial photography who determined coordinates for the building.
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The Red Sea guide is illustrated with full colour aerial photographs with overlays showing suggested underwater routes.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the 1987 election he was cocooned at Labour headquarters, surrounded by television screens, satellite aerials and endlessly insistent telephones.
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Damage to the aerial itself is covered under the Contents section of 2* - 5* policies.
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Manescu had noticed a network of aerials, wires and dishes mounted on the roof.
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Many people will also need new aerials to receive the service.
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The roofs of every embassy and legation in London are draped with aerials of every size and shape.
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Trickstick is based on a novel electrical effect, it uses the human body as an aerial to pick up mains hum.
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We had to fight to make our way through as rifles, packs and radio aerials snagged on bushes and branches.