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noun (1)

plural of air base
as in air parks

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noun (2)

plural of airbase
as in emplacements

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air bases
  1. airports
  2. emplacements
  3. airfields
  4. installations
  5. fortresses
  6. camps
  7. centers
  8. stations
Noun
  • But the rebels earlier acknowledged targeting Saudi airports and oil and military installations in recent days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The Saturday attack was part of a string of Houthi strikes on airports across the kingdom this past week.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of airports
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Operation Slingshot shows how KC-130J aircraft can deliver fuel, maintenance gear and personnel to remote airfields supporting F-35B fighters.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • An International Civil Aviation Organization code, or better known as ICAO, is used to designate airfields.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of airfields
Noun
  • The 2027 event will feature more than five stages, as well local art installations, fashion stands, interactive areas and a food hall.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The weapon would join a layered defense architecture that combines different systems to protect military installations and other critical assets.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of installations
Noun
  • The structures include monasteries and fortresses that showcase the reign of the Lombards, who played a major role in the development of medieval European Christianity.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Ancestral Puebloans, also known as the Anasazi, flourished for centuries, building elaborate fortresses, cities and other settlements.
    — R. Scott Rappold, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of fortresses
Noun
  • Even local landmarks can have a part in shameful history, with de Courcy noting that Memorial Auditorium was a staging area for the shipment of Japanese American residents to internment camps for during World War II.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Hayes has regularly scheduled the senior and U-23 camps to run concurrently in hopes of extending the growing fluidity between their rosters.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • In Congo, where the outbreak has spread to seven provinces, responders have faced attacks on health teams, misinformation about the virus, a failure by locals to report symptoms and rebel violence that has limited access to treatment centers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Much of the discussion surrounding this week’s game centers around how the Georgia defense will go about defending Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of centers
Noun
  • In addition to the larger number of fitting stations, the space reflects a more contemporary design.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Car radios are also critical to keeping radio stations in business.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of stations
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