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Catchword for “air breather”
Catchword: air breather
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Part of Speech: n.
Quotation: Hundreds of American support personnel members on the ground in Colombia complemented these elite forces, in addition to a frenzied intelligence-gathering operation located in the United States Embassy here, drawing on intercepts of the rebel group’s radio systems, human intelligence, satellite imaging and “air breathers,” as piloted surveillance aircraft are called in military jargon.
Article or Document Title:
“U.S. Aid Was a Key to Hostage Rescue in Colombia” (URL)
Author:
Simon Romero
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
New York Times
Date of Publication:
July 13, 2008
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