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Trenchardian

Trenchardian adjective: relating to or influenced by the British air marshal Hugh Trenchard (1873–1956) and his doctrine of the military supremacy of strategic bombing.

Adjective

Trenchardian (comparative more Trenchardian, superlative most Trenchardian)

  1. Relating to or influenced by the British air marshal Hugh Trenchard (1873–1956) and his doctrine of the military supremacy of strategic bombing.

Forms of Trenchardian

comparativemore Trenchardian
superlativemost Trenchardian

Origin of Trenchardian

From Trenchard + -ian.

Questions about Trenchardian

What does Trenchardian mean?
Trenchardian means relating to or influenced by the British air marshal Hugh Trenchard (1873–1956) and his doctrine of the military supremacy of strategic bombing.
What part of speech is Trenchardian?
Trenchardian is an adjective.

Words near Trenchardian in the dictionary

  1. trenchand
  2. trenchant
  3. trenchantly
  4. trenchantness
  5. Trenchard
  6. Trenchardian
  7. trenchcoat
  8. trenchcoated
  9. trenchcoats
  10. trenched
  11. trencher

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