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Israel responds with a limited strike targeting an air base near the central Iranian city of Isfahan.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Russia has deep roots in Syria, particularly through its naval base in Tartus, a port city looking out onto the Mediterranean and its Khmeimim air base just further north.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Russia's interest is maintaining its air base and naval base in the eastern shores of the Mediterranean.
—ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Second, the Israeli air base at Nevatim, and third, the Israeli air base at Khatzirim; both bases are in the south of Israel in the Negev desert.
—Thomas L. Friedman, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 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 3 Jan. 2025.
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air base
noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft
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