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 142 drones at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's air force.
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Katie Marie Davies The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
The deaths in Syria followed a series of strikes by Israel's air force in parts of southern Lebanon on Thursday.
—NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles during the attack.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Air defenses shot down or suppressed 125 drones, the air force said, with 37 craft impacting across 15 locations.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Katie Marie Davies The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
The deaths in Syria followed a series of strikes by Israel's air force in parts of southern Lebanon on Thursday.
—NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles during the attack.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Air defenses shot down or suppressed 125 drones, the air force said, with 37 craft impacting across 15 locations.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for air force
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“Air force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20force. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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