air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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Rivera Lynch, who was born in Milwaukee, lived with his dad in Middleburg, Fla., where the father is a command information system security manager at the nearby naval air base. Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025 President Donald Trump greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin at a U.S. air base in Alaska on Friday with a flyover that included the same type of bomber and fighter jets used to strike Iran’s nuclear sites last June. Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2025 That’s because the tankers will have to fly to a Riverside County air base to get more retardant. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025 His characterization of Monday’s strike on the U.S. air base in Qatar contrasted with U.S. accounts of it as a limited attack with no casualties. Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 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 24 Aug. 2025.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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