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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However, the actor’s father was a sergeant in the Brazilian air force and he was transferred to Salvador, where Maura was born, but he was mostly raised in his family’s hometown.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The Mountain Home Air Force Base currently has a contingent of F-15 fighter jets from Singapore’s air force stationed there as part of a training program for that nation’s pilots.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent months have seen Russia launch between 100 and 200 missiles of all types into Ukraine each month, per Ukrainian air force data analyzed by ABC News.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Air defenses intercepted one of the ballistic missiles, the air force said.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
The Mountain Home Air Force Base currently has a contingent of F-15 fighter jets from Singapore’s air force stationed there as part of a training program for that nation’s pilots.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent months have seen Russia launch between 100 and 200 missiles of all types into Ukraine each month, per Ukrainian air force data analyzed by ABC News.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Air defenses intercepted one of the ballistic missiles, the air force said.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Air force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20force. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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