air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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In recent months, drones have also been spotted near the U.S. air base in Ramstein in southwestern Germany and over an industrial site at Brunsbüttel by the North Sea, which has a natural gas terminal and several chemical plants. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 Soto Cano air base Trump administration US troops xiomara castro Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025 It is expected that Syria’s new leaders will close the Russian air base and port on the Mediterranean coast. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024 Behind the scenes: Israeli and U.S. officials said that Assad left his palace in Damascus around midnight Saturday and flew to the Russian air base in Khmeimim in western Syria, near the coastal city of Latakia. Barak Ravid, Axios, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for air base 

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 20 Jan. 2025.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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