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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At the end of 2023, Ukraine's air force had around 24 MiG-29 jets, also known as Fulcrum, according to the U.K.-based think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
In 2013, the RCMP began targeting two Canadians involved in large-scale trafficking of cocaine, one with connections to the Coast Guard and another with a security clearance at one of the country’s largest air force bases, according to court records.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Israel's military said that the latest Houthi missile, fired around midnight Yemen time, was intercepted by the air force before entering Israeli territory.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The air force’s two major fighter-makers are both working on designs.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
In 2013, the RCMP began targeting two Canadians involved in large-scale trafficking of cocaine, one with connections to the Coast Guard and another with a security clearance at one of the country’s largest air force bases, according to court records.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Israel's military said that the latest Houthi missile, fired around midnight Yemen time, was intercepted by the air force before entering Israeli territory.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The air force’s two major fighter-makers are both working on designs.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Air force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20force. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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