air base

noun

1. an operations center for units of an air force.
2. Aerial Photogrammetry.
   1. a line joining two camera stations.
   2. the length of this line.
3. the distance between the points on the ground over which an aerial photograph is taken.

air base

noun

1. a centre from which military aircraft operate Also calledair station

Word History and Origins

Origin of air base¹

First recorded in 1915–20