air forcen.

Brit.

/ˈɛː fɔːs/, U.S.

/ˈɛr ˌfɔrs/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, force n.¹

Etymology: < air n.¹ + force n.¹

A large force of military aircraft; a branch of a nation's armed forces concerned with carrying out military operations in the air. Cf. R.A.F. n. and U.S.A.F. n. at U n.¹ Initialisms 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > air force > [noun]

maritime power1711

fourth arm1901

arm1908

air force1911

RFC1913

R.A.F.1918

Royal Air Force1918

U.S.A.A.F.1943

U.S.A.F.1947

1911 Indianapolis Sunday Star 25 June (Editorial & Cable section) 11/2 France..is in a way to have shortly an air force of 200 biplanes and monoplanes.

1917 Act 7 & 8 Geo. V c. 51 An Act to make provision for the establishment, administration, and discipline of an Air Force, the establishment of an Air Council, and for purposes connected therewith.

1935 T. S. Sprigg Royal Air Force xii. 91 Accepted candidates who have not had previous experience in the Air Force are entered in the Special Reserve with the rank of Pilot Officer on probation.

1959 Chambers's Encycl. I. 185/2 The view that an air force should be free to operate independently or that it should have equal status to the land and sea forces is predominantly an Anglo-American conception.

1982 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 4/8 Filipino officials have denied a claim by Tokyo that their air force strafed the Japanese oil tanker.

2007 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Jan. b4/4 The Air Force's funding requests under the emergency supplemental budget can be portrayed as a..bureaucratic maneuver.

Compounds

air force base n. a base from which military aircraft operate.

ΚΠ

1918 Los Angeles Times 29 Sept. iii. 18/3 A British naval air force base in England.

1968 W. C. Anderson Gooney Bird iii. 35 The physical torture program..started promptly at 0630 every morning at Eglin Air Force Base.

2007 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 19 July 19 Officials believe that Venezuelan air force bases are being used by aircraft carrying drugs.

air force blue n. the shade of blue of an air force uniform (of a specified country).

ΚΠ

1918 Times 3 Dec. 5/5 The P.A. fabrics are shillings a yard cheaper than similar quality uncontrolled khaki or Air Force blue.

1976 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 18–24 Nov. 28/2 (advt.) Olive Green, Navy, Air Force Blue.

1991 Air Force Mag. June 80/1 Over the years, the uniform evolved. Summer tans were replaced by all-seasons blues. The Ike jacket, which survived briefly in Air Force blue, was retired.

air force brat n. North American colloquial a child of a parent (or parents) belonging to an air force; cf. army brat at army n. Compounds 1e, military brat n. at military adj. and n. Compounds 2.

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1956 Kerrville (Texas) Times 12 Sept. 1/1 Maybe all the Air Force ‘brats’ in Kerrville should get together and form a club.

1977 Rolling Stone 24 Mar. 18/3 Raised in the South as an ‘Air Force brat’, Carter's wandering days were far from ended in Tucson.

2006 Record (Kichener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 25 Aug. b5 Her love of travel growing up as an Air Force brat with adventures in both Canada and Europe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	air force
释义	air forcen. Brit. /ˈɛː fɔːs/, U.S. /ˈɛr ˌfɔrs/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: air n.¹, force n.¹ Etymology: < air n.¹ + force n.¹ A large force of military aircraft; a branch of a nation's armed forces concerned with carrying out military operations in the air. Cf. R.A.F. n. and U.S.A.F. n. at U n.¹ Initialisms 1a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > air force > [noun] maritime power1711 fourth arm1901 arm1908 air force1911 RFC1913 R.A.F.1918 Royal Air Force1918 U.S.A.A.F.1943 U.S.A.F.1947 1911 Indianapolis Sunday Star 25 June (Editorial & Cable section) 11/2 France..is in a way to have shortly an air force of 200 biplanes and monoplanes. 1917 Act 7 & 8 Geo. V c. 51 An Act to make provision for the establishment, administration, and discipline of an Air Force, the establishment of an Air Council, and for purposes connected therewith. 1935 T. S. Sprigg Royal Air Force xii. 91 Accepted candidates who have not had previous experience in the Air Force are entered in the Special Reserve with the rank of Pilot Officer on probation. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. I. 185/2 The view that an air force should be free to operate independently or that it should have equal status to the land and sea forces is predominantly an Anglo-American conception. 1982 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 4/8 Filipino officials have denied a claim by Tokyo that their air force strafed the Japanese oil tanker. 2007 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Jan. b4/4 The Air Force's funding requests under the emergency supplemental budget can be portrayed as a..bureaucratic maneuver. Compounds air force base n. a base from which military aircraft operate. ΚΠ 1918 Los Angeles Times 29 Sept. iii. 18/3 A British naval air force base in England. 1968 W. C. Anderson Gooney Bird iii. 35 The physical torture program..started promptly at 0630 every morning at Eglin Air Force Base. 2007 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 19 July 19 Officials believe that Venezuelan air force bases are being used by aircraft carrying drugs. air force blue n. the shade of blue of an air force uniform (of a specified country). ΚΠ 1918 Times 3 Dec. 5/5 The P.A. fabrics are shillings a yard cheaper than similar quality uncontrolled khaki or Air Force blue. 1976 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 18–24 Nov. 28/2 (advt.) Olive Green, Navy, Air Force Blue. 1991 Air Force Mag. June 80/1 Over the years, the uniform evolved. Summer tans were replaced by all-seasons blues. The Ike jacket, which survived briefly in Air Force blue, was retired. air force brat n. North American colloquial a child of a parent (or parents) belonging to an air force; cf. army brat at army n. Compounds 1e, military brat n. at military adj. and n. Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1956 Kerrville (Texas) Times 12 Sept. 1/1 Maybe all the Air Force ‘brats’ in Kerrville should get together and form a club. 1977 Rolling Stone 24 Mar. 18/3 Raised in the South as an ‘Air Force brat’, Carter's wandering days were far from ended in Tucson. 2006 Record (Kichener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 25 Aug. b5 Her love of travel growing up as an Air Force brat with adventures in both Canada and Europe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1911
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