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In 2016, two members of the group were arrested after attempting to put a sack over the head of an American soldier at an air base in southern Turkey, according to the Associated Press.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The New York Times reported a military air base near Isfahan was struck.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024
The Taliban celebrated three years of rule last week at Bagram air base, but there was no mention of the country’s hardships or promises to help the struggling population.
—Riazat Butt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Members of the Taliban on Wednesday commemorated the third anniversary of the chaotic American withdrawal from Afghanistan by parading through a former U.S. air base with American weapons and vehicles that had been abandoned.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20base. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
air base
noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft
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