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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That could become important as Ukrainian pilots have tested and trained on older Gripen jets and simulators, the communications chief for Ukraine’s air force said Wednesday in a report from RBC-Ukraine.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Colombia's 15,600-person-strong air force operates several different types of aircraft, roughly a third of which are fighter ground-attack aircraft capable of carrying out missions in the air or attacks on land.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Tuesday night brought the latest barrage, more than 400 drones and 20-plus missiles, around 350 of which were shot down, Ukraine's air force command said.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
In recent years, China has tested and refined versions for both air force and naval operations.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Colombia's 15,600-person-strong air force operates several different types of aircraft, roughly a third of which are fighter ground-attack aircraft capable of carrying out missions in the air or attacks on land.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Tuesday night brought the latest barrage, more than 400 drones and 20-plus missiles, around 350 of which were shot down, Ukraine's air force command said.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
In recent years, China has tested and refined versions for both air force and naval operations.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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