battleskies

English

Etymology

battle +‎ skies

Noun

battleskies pl (plural only)

1. (military) The portions of airspace in which a military conflict is taking place.
   • 1944, The Curtiss Flyleaf, volumes 27-28, page 3:

     Because military planes are worth more than their weight in gold when they're badly needed — and such is usually the case in the battleskies of the world today — Uncle Sam has developed the world's best masters of improvisation in his globe-covering Army Air Forces Air Service Command, the outfit that literally "keeps 'em flying."

   • War Production Board poster

     Production is your Protection - Back Up Our Battleskies!