air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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Following Israel’s strikes on Iran on June 13, three drones were shot down near Ain al-Asad air base in western Iraq, The Associated Press reported. Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 20 June 2025 Open-source analysis has suggested one A-50 spy plane was damaged or destroyed at Ivanovo air base, as well as four Tu-95 aircraft and three Tu-22M3 bombers at the Belaya air base, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think tank said on Monday. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 The sprawling air base has been used by the U.S. for airstrikes against the Islamic State group and other operations in the Middle East. Aya Batrawy, NPR, 15 May 2025 First came an Oval Office meeting with Trump brokered by Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, a Republican, to discuss Michigan issues, which included an air base, Asian carp devastation of Lake Michigan and help dealing with a recent ice storm. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025 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 27 Jun. 2025.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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