air base

noun

: a military base chiefly for the operation of aircraft

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Workers were in the middle of cleaning up the site of an enormous chemical spill, the Bien Hoa air base, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly halted all foreign aid funding. Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025 Nasser said that many people were sheltering at the Russian air base in Hmeimim, Syria, adding that the international community should protect Alawites who are Syrian citizens loyal to their country. Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025 Russia maintains two key military bases in Syria, including an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartous. William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 Scores of people gathered Friday outside the main Russian air base in Syria near Jableh to ask Moscow for protection. arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 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 23 Mar. 2025.

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air base

noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft

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