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

Word History and Origins

Origin of air base¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Ukraine can use Tomahawks to target rear support areas sustaining Russian front-line operations, including weapons and fuel depots, tank-production facilities, and air bases used by Russian fighters and bombers.

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He said cuts would also affect the naval air base in Corpus Christi, which is one of the city’s largest water customers.

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Multiple air bases and training schools have been set up to train such paratroopers - and many attacks happen in regions where such bases are located.

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Ukraine's highly successful "Spider Web" operation, when 100 drones targeted Russian air bases last June, was probably assisted by AI tools.

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In Niger, where a coup toppled a pro-Western president in 2023, Russian military instructors initially deployed to an air base last year, as French and U.S. counterterrorism forces were forced to leave.

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