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

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air base

The Jordanian air base, which has been defended by the Thaad antimissile system, has been hit before, though no servicemembers had previously been killed there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

There’s military memorabilia all around the office, including an aerial image of the air base at Balad where he worked.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

The leader of a local authority has written to the government calling for it to take action after forever chemical contamination was uncovered at a former RAF air base.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Dozens gathered near the air base, some wearing protective equipment and carrying a coffin with "Ebola" written on it.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Masha Dolina, who’d been slowly struggling between snowstorms to make her own way to the 587th’s new air base with her navigator and gunner, had stopped to refuel.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein