air force

noun

: the military organization of a nation for air warfare

: a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a division and lower than a command

Examples of air force in a Sentence

the combined allied air forces

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Once inside Iran, the air force moved to dismantle additional radar and SAM sites, paving the way for the final strike, which zeroed in on Iran's ballistic missile production facilities. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 According to Radio France Internationale, missile-maker MBDA has been restoring expired French air force SCALP-EG for onward transfer to Ukraine. —

David Axe, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Sirens sounded in Haifa and surrounding communities as the Israeli air force intercepted the launches, the IDF said. —

NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024 Simultaneously, Iran would likely launch drone strikes — staged by Iranian Shiite militias in Syria or western Iraq — at covert Israeli nuclear facilities and at the IDF’s air force. —

James Stavridis, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for air force