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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: air force n - the branch of a nation's armed services primarily responsible for air warfare
- (as modifier): an air-force base
ˈAir ˌForce, n. - Military[proper noun] the U.S. department in charge of the nation's military air power.
- Military[countable* air force] the military unit of any nation that carries out air operations.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Air′ Force′, - Militarythe U.S. department consisting of practically all military aviation forces, established July 26, 1947.
- Military(l.c.) a similar department in any military organization.
- Military(l.c.) (formerly) the largest unit in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
- Military(l.c.) a unit of U.S. Air Force command between an air division and an air command.
- Military(sometimes l.c.) the military unit of a nation charged with carrying out military operations in the air.
- Military[Brit.]Royal Air Force.
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