air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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The incidents followed drones seen over a Belgian military air base during the weekend. Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025 India has operated the air base for nearly 25 years under a 2002 agreement with Tajikistan, which allowed New Delhi to rebuild and modernize the facility according to India TV website. MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 The erstwhile president and his entourage got on a jet that flew them to Hmeimim, a coastal air base controlled by Russia, which had been his most critical backer in the war. Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The book’s version of these particular events takes place in the 1930s with a focus on a younger Will Hanlon, who was described on the page as serving in the army on the Derry-adjacent air base. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for air base

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air base was in 1913

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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20base. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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