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单词 air force
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Air Force


noun

the U.S. department consisting of practically all military aviation forces, established July 26, 1947.
air force, a similar department in any military organization.
air force, (formerly) the largest unit in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
air force, a unit of U.S. Air Force command between an air division and an air command.
Sometimes air force . the military unit of a nation charged with carrying out military operations in the air.
British. Royal Air Force.

Origin of Air Force

First recorded in 1915–1920

Words nearby Air Force

airfield, air filter, air fleet, airflow, airfoil, Air Force, Air Force Cross, Air Force One, airframe, airfreight, air freshener
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Example sentences from the Web for Air Force

  • The air-force of the United States had been ordered in; and they were coming, coming—to an inevitable death!

    Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various
  • Uppermost in my own mind, and in everyone's mind, I think, was the question of air-force.

    Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various
  • I think no one then believed that our air-force could check the assault.

    Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Air Force

air force

noun

  1. the branch of a nation's armed services primarily responsible for air warfare
  2. (as modifier)an air-force base
a formation in the US and certain other air forces larger than an air division but smaller than an air command
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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