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

And on Wednesday, the Dominican Republic, a US ally in the Caribbean, told visiting US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that Washington could use an air base and an airport for its counter-narcotics operations.

From Barron's

The incident follows reports of drone sightings at other Dutch air bases in the past few weeks, as well as facilities in neighbouring Belgium, Denmark and Germany.

From BBC

Moscow has since expanded its military facilities in the country with a permanent air base and also has a naval base.

From Reuters

The Engels air base has been repeatedly used by Russia to carry out missile strikes on various targets in Ukraine since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion last February.

From BBC

One effort involved building a fortification around a former air base to prevent dioxin from seeping into neighboring areas.

From Washington Post