air base

noun

Synonyms of air basenext
: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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Throughout the conflict, the Hmeimem air base and the Tartus naval base were key Russian military outposts in the eastern Mediterranean. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 The incursions became serious enough that Langley canceled nighttime training flights and moved its F-22 jets to another air base. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 Iranian forces targeted military infrastructure at an air base in Kuwait, according to state media on Friday. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 The deaths span drone strikes in Kuwait, a missile attack on a Saudi air base, a refueling crash over Iraq, a helicopter downed in the Arabian Sea and missile defenses in Jordan. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for air base

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First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of air base was in 1913

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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