Air Force
noun
the U.S. department consisting of practically all military aviation forces, established July 26, 1947.
Air Force
Americannoun
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the U.S. department consisting of practically all military aviation forces, established July 26, 1947.
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air force, a similar department in any military organization.
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air force, (formerly) the largest unit in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
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air force, a unit of U.S. Air Force command between an air division and an air command.
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Sometimes air force the military unit of a nation charged with carrying out military operations in the air.
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British. Royal Air Force.
air force
British
noun
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the branch of a nation's armed services primarily responsible for air warfare
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( as modifier )
an air-force base
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a formation in the US and certain other air forces larger than an air division but smaller than an air command
Etymology
Origin of Air Force
First recorded in 1915–1920
Example Sentences
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This section leaves us with the idea that something was slowly going wrong with Ewan, who had joined the Royal Air Force Regiment a few years before his death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The 42-year-old took his wife Usha, three of their four children and their dog Atlas on Air Force Two for the flight to Cincinnati, where Vance cast an early vote for the midterms.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
In March, small drones flew over Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, home to many B-52 bombers as well as the Global Strike Command, which oversees America’s bomber fleet and its intercontinental-ballistic missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
RAF Molesworth, formerly a World War II airbase, is now a non-flying facility managed by the US Air Force.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
‘Map? I is never hearing these words before. Is this Air Force bean talking slushbungle?’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
RAF Fairford, in the Cotswolds, has been used as a forward operating location by the US air force for decades.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted 44 of the 70 cruise or ballistic missiles and 117 of the 130 drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
As part of Ukraine's efforts to respond, "robotic turrets are now being installed on bridges", air force spokesman colonel Yuri Ignat told national television.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
A Ukrainian air force spokesman declined to comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
And then he’d tell us about how, when he was in the air force and his plane’s engine conked out, he made an emergency landing in a cattle pasture and saved himself and his crew.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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