air force
noun
1
: the military organization of a nation for air warfare
2
: a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a division and lower than a command
Examples of air force in a Sentence
the combined allied air forces
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Once inside Iran, the air force moved to dismantle additional radar and SAM sites, paving the way for the final strike, which zeroed in on Iran's ballistic missile production facilities.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
According to Radio France Internationale, missile-maker MBDA has been restoring expired French air force SCALP-EG for onward transfer to Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Sirens sounded in Haifa and surrounding communities as the Israeli air force intercepted the launches, the IDF said.
—NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Simultaneously, Iran would likely launch drone strikes — staged by Iranian Shiite militias in Syria or western Iraq — at covert Israeli nuclear facilities and at the IDF’s air force.
—James Stavridis, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
According to Radio France Internationale, missile-maker MBDA has been restoring expired French air force SCALP-EG for onward transfer to Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Sirens sounded in Haifa and surrounding communities as the Israeli air force intercepted the launches, the IDF said.
—NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Simultaneously, Iran would likely launch drone strikes — staged by Iranian Shiite militias in Syria or western Iraq — at covert Israeli nuclear facilities and at the IDF’s air force.
—James Stavridis, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Air force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20force. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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