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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There were impacts at 11 locations, the air force said.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Russia targeted Ukraine overnight with 272 strike drones, and air defenses shot down 249 of them, the Ukrainian air force said Saturday.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
All three have served in their respective nations’ air forces.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Hundreds of drones, missiles Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles, including 33 hard-to-shoot-down ballistic missiles and eight Zircon hypersonic missiles, which appeared to be the largest number of such missiles used during the war.
—Valentyn Ogirenko, USA Today, 2 June 2026
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
Russia targeted Ukraine overnight with 272 strike drones, and air defenses shot down 249 of them, the Ukrainian air force said Saturday.
—ABC News, 6 June 2026
All three have served in their respective nations’ air forces.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Hundreds of drones, missiles Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 656 drones and 73 missiles, including 33 hard-to-shoot-down ballistic missiles and eight Zircon hypersonic missiles, which appeared to be the largest number of such missiles used during the war.
—Valentyn Ogirenko, USA Today, 2 June 2026
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“Air force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20force. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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