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
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Russia launched 502 attack and decoy drones plus 24 missiles in the latest overnight barrage, Ukraine's air force said in a Telegram post.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
While critics have accused the Israeli air force of indiscriminate bombing, the study finds that strikes generally targeted military objectives, though civilian casualties were inevitable.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Philippines also received three Hermes 900 and one Hermes 450 for its air force in 2020 and lost one to an accident two years later.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Flags of Finnish air forces that still show the swastika symbol are seen during a parade in Jyvaskyla, Finland, in November 2024—the military branch's command dropped the insignia in 2017.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
While critics have accused the Israeli air force of indiscriminate bombing, the study finds that strikes generally targeted military objectives, though civilian casualties were inevitable.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Philippines also received three Hermes 900 and one Hermes 450 for its air force in 2020 and lost one to an accident two years later.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Flags of Finnish air forces that still show the swastika symbol are seen during a parade in Jyvaskyla, Finland, in November 2024—the military branch's command dropped the insignia in 2017.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Air force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20force. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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