"on the deck" meaning in English

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          "text": "The HAWK is one of the Army's newest air defense weapons. It is capable of carrying a modern warhead and of destroying attackers flying \"on the deck\" at such ranges as to insure effective protection of defended areas."
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          "ref": "2008, Sydney Sharpe, Staying in the Game: The Remarkable Story of Doc Seaman, page 42",
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        "(aviation) Flying at a very low altitude."
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  "word": "on the deck"
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