air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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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 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 31 Jan. 2025.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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