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air arm

American  

noun

  1. the aviation section of a national military force, including aircraft, base and support facilities, and personnel.


Etymology

Origin of air arm

First recorded in 1915–20


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Archival: Germany's air arm, better known as the Luftwaffe blazes the trail for the opening attacks on Holland, Belgium and tiny undefended Luxembourg.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 7, 2023

In total, he served with four squadrons in a fleet air arm career spanning eight years.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2016

China's navy said the "air arm" was also involved, but gave no details.

From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2015

About 750,000 of them belong to the Navy's air arm, which has grown mightily since battleship-bred admirals discovered there was more to air power than met their seamen's eyes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Part 2: The Pint-sized Marine air arm at Guadalcanal takes on a numerically superior Japanese Air force.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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