: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft
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Rockets also struck an air base near Baghdad International Airport on Monday, destroying an aircraft but causing no casualties, according to Iraq’s defence ministry.—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 The missile and drone strikes targeted Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan air base, located outside the capital Riyadh.—Npr Staff, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026 The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured last week from attacks on a Saudi air base.—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026 The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week in attacks on a Saudi air base.—Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for air base