air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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Read more: • U.S. military confirms drone sightings at air base in Germany. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024 Footage on social media purported to show the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike on an air base in Russia that Moscow said involved Kyiv's use of U.S.-made ballistic missiles. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 Fighters received training close to the Syrian city of Aleppo before heading for the Khmeimim air base to the southwest of the city and then onto Russian territory, the GUR said in a public statement in February. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024 Russia is believed to store dozens of nuclear warheads for short-range aircraft at the Yeysk air base, an installation directly across the Sea of Azov from Mariupol. William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 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 23 Dec. 2024.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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