air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

Examples of air base in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web German soldiers returned those remains to a U.S. air base in May. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024 Those local counterterrorism forces trained by the United States and France put a dent in terrorist activity, using intelligence gleaned from MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drones flying from the sprawling air base in Agadez, in the country’s north. Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 June 2024 Indeed, Iranian officials told the NYT the Isfahan strikes hit a military air base instead. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2024 Trump was apparently referring to the Iranian strike at an air base in Iraq housing U.S. troops. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for air base 

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Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of air base was in 1913

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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20base. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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