Air Force
noun
the U.S. department consisting of practically all military aviation forces, established July 26, 1947.
Air Force
Americannoun
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the U.S. department consisting of practically all military aviation forces, established July 26, 1947.
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air force, a similar department in any military organization.
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air force, (formerly) the largest unit in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
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air force, a unit of U.S. Air Force command between an air division and an air command.
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Sometimes air force the military unit of a nation charged with carrying out military operations in the air.
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British. Royal Air Force.
air force
British
noun
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the branch of a nation's armed services primarily responsible for air warfare
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( as modifier )
an air-force base
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a formation in the US and certain other air forces larger than an air division but smaller than an air command
Etymology
Origin of Air Force
First recorded in 1915–1920
Example Sentences
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Air Force determined the letter “lacked sufficient data for evaluation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
A few feet in front of me, Assemblyman Wright is dressed in all-white linens and Air Force 1s, fielding greetings from all angles.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
He held multiple military decorations and was in 2022 named the Air Force Special Warfare Enlisted Instructor of the Year at the Headquarters Air Force level.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
This section leaves us with the idea that something was slowly going wrong with Ewan, who had joined the Royal Air Force Regiment a few years before his death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
But the Soviet Air Force Command insisted this couldn’t be done unless there was proof that Lilya had died in battle.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
El Salvador's president has said he has launched a military operation to rescue four air force personnel who have been missing in Haiti since Sunday.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
A large number of U.S. military personnel remain in Israel and refueling tankers are stationed at Israel’s main airport as well as air force bases in the south.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"We cannot discount the deployment of combat assets in the area in the name of training the Laotian air force."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ban Keun could be used as a "convenient stopover" for China's air force, and Chinese personnel may be stationed there, he added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
That editor invited Skelton to take part in astronaut testing with the cooperation of NASA, the air force, and the navy.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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