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Read more: • U.S. military confirms drone sightings at air base in Germany.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
Footage on social media purported to show the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike on an air base in Russia that Moscow said involved Kyiv's use of U.S.-made ballistic missiles.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Fighters received training close to the Syrian city of Aleppo before heading for the Khmeimim air base to the southwest of the city and then onto Russian territory, the GUR said in a public statement in February.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Russia is believed to store dozens of nuclear warheads for short-range aircraft at the Yeysk air base, an installation directly across the Sea of Azov from Mariupol.
—William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20base. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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air base
noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft
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