air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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In addition to the U.S. Marines' deployment in Darwin, an Australian air base south of Darwin is being upgraded to host six American B-52 bombers. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 Siauliai, home to a NATO air base, has long been a focus for Russian intelligence services. Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 The air base has been in operation since 1957 and covers some 1,300 acres over four main sites. Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025 The United States has sent another group of F-35A stealth fighter jets to an air base in the Western Pacific Ocean, where China and North Korea posed threats to America's allies. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 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 30 Apr. 2025.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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