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

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 • Mar. 31, 2026

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 • Mar. 24, 2026

A significant portion of damage was caused by a strike on a US radar for a Thaad missile defence system at an air base in Jordan.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Macron on Monday also threw additional military support behind Cyprus, following a meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at a Cyprus air base.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

She worked at an air base in Athens, then another in Tripoli, Libya.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin