big blue blanket
English
Proper noun
big
blue
blanket
(
US
,
military
,
historical
)
A system used in
World War II
for protecting
American
warships
from
Japanese
kamikaze
attacks, involving (among other things) the constant presence of the blue-painted Hellcat and Corsair
aircraft
over the
fleet
at all times.
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