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air base

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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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Origin of air base

First recorded in 1915–20
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British Dictionary definitions for air base

air base

noun
  1. a centre from which military aircraft operateAlso called: air station
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