air base

American  

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.

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air base British  

noun

1. Also called: air station.  a centre from which military aircraft operate

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Etymology

Origin of air base

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

“They wouldn’t be invulnerable, but air bases are also very hard to shut down.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Visiting the UK Armed Forces at Dukhan air base, Healey said the government has extended the deployment of UK Typhoon jets to Qatar.

From BBC

Verified pictures show a US command and control aircraft has been destroyed at an air base in Saudi Arabia.

From BBC

The higher estimate includes damage to a Qatari radar housed on a U.S. air base in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Saudi Arabia recently agreed to let American forces use its King Fahd air base on the western side of the Arabian Peninsula, people familiar with the decision said.

From The Wall Street Journal