Thesaurus results for AIR BASES

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plural of air base

as in air parks

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plural of airbase

as in emplacements

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Noun

Thunderstorms caused flight delays at New York City area airports on Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
The lineup includes comfortable sneakers, supportive sandals, polished flats, and ballet flat sneakers—the trend that’s popping up everywhere from airports to celebrity street style.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026

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It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.

— Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
How will that be taken care of and how will the ships that are there, that are not moving, start to move and be moving with a degree of confidence that they will not be inhibited by what remains of the Iranian either boats or gun emplacements along that strait?

— Major Garrett, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026

Definition of emplacements

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The company says the aircraft can take off and land in 150 feet or less, allowing service from small airfields and other compact operating locations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Since 2014, the Russian military has opened several military bases in the Arctic and worked on reconstructing airfields.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of airfields

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The resort expertly blends immersive art installations, a decadent spa with a Turkish hammam and superb restaurants, including its signature overwater Japanese restaurant, Saoke.

— Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
Mendieta made installations of these silhouette works, too, one of which is reconstructed in the exhibition under the careful guidance of her niece, Raquel Cecilia Mendieta.

— Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of installations

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Libraries 'don't want to be fortresses' Neither Jackson, UCLA, nor UC Berkeley responded to requests for comment.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
There are also those invested in the lore and mystique, especially of the fortresses and palaces said to have inspired books and movies.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

Definition of fortresses

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What unites them is the belief that camps can help mold character and instill the values children will carry into adulthood.

— Seth T. Kannarr, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Kansas City’s World Cup hosting duties have ended, but the city is guaranteed to have a presence in the championship game with Argentina and England holding base camps in KC.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026

Definition of camps

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The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of centers

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Soli said several heat safety measures are in place, including mandatory hydration breaks during games, additional hydration stations and medical staff on every field who will monitor conditions and shorten games by five to ten minutes a half.

— Ubah Ali, CBS News, 14 July 2026
With comfortable seating, an onboard cafe car, and convenient midtown Amtrak stations at both ends, the trip itself is just as important as the destination.

— Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026

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