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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In a statement on social media, the air force said Russia used 537 drones and missiles in the attack; 249 were shot down and the rest disappeared from the radar, the air force said.
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Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 29 June 2025
The Ukrainian air force said that 359 incoming drones were either intercepted or electronically jammed.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
But the United States would reduce its ground and air forces stationed in Europe in peacetime, perhaps transferring some of them to Asia.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Alerts were activated in northern Israel as the country's air force scrambled to stop the threat.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 29 June 2025
The Ukrainian air force said that 359 incoming drones were either intercepted or electronically jammed.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
But the United States would reduce its ground and air forces stationed in Europe in peacetime, perhaps transferring some of them to Asia.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Alerts were activated in northern Israel as the country's air force scrambled to stop the threat.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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“Air force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20force. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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