air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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The $4 million munition is in high demand and was key to defending a major U.S. air base in Qatar last month as Iran launched a ballistic missile attack in response to the U.S. targeting its nuclear facilities. Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025 Pullman stars as President Thomas J. Whitmore, who takes command of an air base and delivers a massive speech to the awaiting fighters that are taking on an alien race that has invaded Earth. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025 Two days after the strike, U.S. officials got word that Iran was planning to launch a retaliatory attack on an American air base in Qatar called al-Udeid. Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 26 June 2025 Iran retaliated Monday to the U.S. attack with a missile strike on an American air base in Qatar that caused no injuries. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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