as in headquarters
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of air base
Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
Nasser said that many people were sheltering at the Russian air base in Hmeimim, Syria, adding that the international community should protect Alawites who are Syrian citizens loyal to their country.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Russia maintains two key military bases in Syria, including an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartous.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Scores of people gathered Friday outside the main Russian air base in Syria near Jableh to ask Moscow for protection.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for air base
Noun
Workers were in the middle of cleaning up the site of an enormous chemical spill, the Bien Hoa air base, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly halted all foreign aid funding.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
Nasser said that many people were sheltering at the Russian air base in Hmeimim, Syria, adding that the international community should protect Alawites who are Syrian citizens loyal to their country.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Russia maintains two key military bases in Syria, including an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartous.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Scores of people gathered Friday outside the main Russian air base in Syria near Jableh to ask Moscow for protection.
—arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for air base
Cite this Entry
“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20base. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share