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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Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram that the attack consisted of 440 drones and 32 missiles -- of which 402 drones and 26 missiles were shot down or otherwise neutralized.
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 17 June 2025
In a post on Telegram, Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 280 attack drones and two Kinzhal ballistic missiles, with most aimed at Kyiv.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 17 June 2025
The operation killed much of Iran’s military command and its leading nuclear scientists, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s entire air force command.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
Intelligence gathered by the Mossad in Iran also gave Israel’s air force the ability to target senior Iranian commanders and scientists.
—Leila Gharagrozlou, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 17 June 2025
In a post on Telegram, Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 280 attack drones and two Kinzhal ballistic missiles, with most aimed at Kyiv.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 17 June 2025
The operation killed much of Iran’s military command and its leading nuclear scientists, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s entire air force command.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2025
Intelligence gathered by the Mossad in Iran also gave Israel’s air force the ability to target senior Iranian commanders and scientists.
—Leila Gharagrozlou, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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“Air force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20force. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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