air force
noun
1
: the military organization of a nation for air warfare
2
: a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a division and lower than a command
Examples of air force in a Sentence
the combined allied air forces
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British air force P-8As now fly regular sorties out of RAF Lossiemouth, a base in Moray in northeast Scotland.
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Ellie Cook
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Plane crashes into Bangladesh school LONDON and BELGRADE, Serbia -- At least 20 people were killed and 171 were injured when a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed near a school in the capital Dhaka on Monday, officials said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 July 2025
At least 19 people were killed and 164 injured as a Bangladesh air force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in the capital Dhaka on Monday after experiencing a technical problem shortly after takeoff, a military spokesperson said.
—Reuters, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
The Yemeni capital is over 1,600 miles away from Israel, necessitating in-flight refueling for air force jets.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Ellie Cook
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Plane crashes into Bangladesh school LONDON and BELGRADE, Serbia -- At least 20 people were killed and 171 were injured when a Bangladeshi air force training jet crashed near a school in the capital Dhaka on Monday, officials said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 July 2025
At least 19 people were killed and 164 injured as a Bangladesh air force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in the capital Dhaka on Monday after experiencing a technical problem shortly after takeoff, a military spokesperson said.
—Reuters, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
The Yemeni capital is over 1,600 miles away from Israel, necessitating in-flight refueling for air force jets.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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“Air force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20force. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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