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

I was 20 and on a three-day pass from my air base outside Norwich, a five-hour train ride away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Flight-tracking websites show military transports have shuttled between the Israeli air base of Nevatim and the U.A.E. throughout the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The Prince of Wales has spoken of "fond memories" at his former air base as he returned to mark its 85th anniversary.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 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

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