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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The exercise, scheduled to conclude on October 10, was previously a bilateral war game between the Japanese and Australian air forces.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The air force reported a daily average of nearly 188 Russian drones and just over six Russian missiles in September.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Its air force counterpart, the J-35A, debuted at Airshow China 2024, where officials disclosed that the series includes multiple variants for different military branches.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
The air force said Russia fired 595 drones and 48 missiles, including two ballistic missiles and powerful cruise missiles.
—Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The air force reported a daily average of nearly 188 Russian drones and just over six Russian missiles in September.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Its air force counterpart, the J-35A, debuted at Airshow China 2024, where officials disclosed that the series includes multiple variants for different military branches.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
The air force said Russia fired 595 drones and 48 missiles, including two ballistic missiles and powerful cruise missiles.
—Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for air force
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“Air force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20force. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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