air base

noun

Synonyms of air basenext
: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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The crash occurred in Isfahan, home to a major Iranian air base and a nuclear site previously targeted during the Iran-Israel war in June. Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 At the Otis air base hospital, President Kennedy and his sister Jean Kennedy Smith climbed into a white convertible and rode to the house on Squaw Island. Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026 At the northwestern Tabriz air base linked to Iran’s medium-range ballistic missiles, taxiways and runways have been restored. Farida Elsebai, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026 One of the world’s sturdiest planes, a C-130, was on standby at Rawalpindi air base to ferry the body to the man’s village. Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for air base

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air base was in 1913

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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20base. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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