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

Qatar intercepted a drone attack on a US air base on its territory early Friday, while Saudi Arabia shot down three drones east of its capital Riyadh.

From Barron's

Qatar also said its air defences foiled a drone attack targeting the US air base at Al-Udeid, Washington's largest military facility in the Middle East.

From Barron's

Paris has allowed US military support jets to use an air base in southeastern France, but insisted that its approach is "strictly defensive".

From Barron's

US forces use the Rota naval base and Moron air base in southern Spain under an agreement signed in 1953 under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco.

From Barron's

European allies are rushing warships and anti-drone defences to Cyprus after a British air base was hit on the island over the weekend.

From BBC