air force

noun

1

: the military organization of a nation for air warfare

2

: a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a division and lower than a command

Examples of air force in a Sentence

the combined allied air forces

Recent Examples on the Web

The drone is one of three Global Hawks owned by the air force and deployed at its Misawa Air Base in the northern prefecture of Aomori. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Pratt & Whitney says the F100 family has accumulated more than 30 million flight hours and powers aircraft operated by 23 air forces. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Israel’s air force carried out two airstrikes on a southern Lebanese village early this morning, killing at least nine people and wounding others, including women and children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

A day at an air show turned fatal Saturday when a Greek air force jet crashed north of Athens as thousands of spectators watched. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

air force

noun

: the military organization of a nation for air warfare