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Enhancing the air base would strengthen its role in Middle Eastern crisis responses, bolstering U.S.-Cyprus relations while reinforcing the island nation's standing as a dependable Western ally in the region.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
What this actually means for docking rights for Russian vessels remains unclear, as does the future of Russia’s air base in Khmeimim.
—Volker Perthes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
In the Russian city of Engels, home to an air base where Russia’s nuclear bombers are based, Saratov Governor Roman Busargin said an industrial enterprise had been damaged by a drone but gave no more details.
—Reuters, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Assad’s ouster raises urgent questions for enemies and allies alike, especially Russia, which maintains an air base and its only warm-water port on Syria’s Mediterranean coast.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20base. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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air base
noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft
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