air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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On Thursday, Ukraine's General Staff said that Russia lost 96 winged air base missiles intended to strike Ukraine. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025 But the air base raids are only as successful as Russia’s own air defenses are unsuccessful. David Axe, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 An active-duty airman was arrested on Friday for allegedly killing a 21-year-old woman on an air base in South Dakota, according to the Pennington County Sheriff's Office. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025 To ascertain the current status of the work, ProPublica hired a reporter to visit the air base on Friday. Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2025.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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