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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
  • International arrival areas inside airports serve as ports of entry for this purpose.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit is looking to force the release of records regarding the expansion of privatized security screening at airports, a new program known as TSA Gold+.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Aug. 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
  • These were quick to convert and quick to put to sea in sufficient numbers to protect convoys far from the defense of any airfields.
    — David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
  • After several of the most dramatic strikes—against Russian oil refineries, military airfields, weapons factories—President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the company and its engineers.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of airfields
Noun
  • The installations at the 500 delis were completed in April, but the city has not committed any additional funds towards equipping the thousands of bodegas that remain unprotected, Mateo said.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The judge stressed that the White House is free to proceed with underground work, including the construction of any bunkers, military installations and medical facilities.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of installations
Noun
  • On one side are those who build fortresses of predictability.
    — Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of fortresses
Noun
  • Ali Qader, the head of the rehabilitation center, said several children told him Colombians trained them at camps around the capital.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Defensive tackle Cam Heyward's first 15 camps were defined in part by what Tomlin likened to full-on sparring as opposed to shadowboxing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • Their traditional decor centers around darker fabrics and pale wall coverings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The transitional kindergarten growth has siphoned more lucrative 4-year-olds from their sites — as babies and toddlers require higher staff ratios and more intense care — putting even more centers at risk of closing, research showed.
    — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of centers
Noun
  • Despite delays, service has resumed at regular stops in all stations for both directions.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • With the discount in place, a company that only owns UHF stations would be able to reach 78 percent of US households, the Wheeler FCC said.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
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