air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

Examples of air base in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 See all Example Sentences for air base 

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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 20 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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