air base

noun

1. an operations center for units of an air force.
2. Aerial Photogrammetry.
   1. a line joining two camera stations.
   2. the length of this line.
3. the distance between the points on the ground over which an aerial photograph is taken.

air base

noun

1. a centre from which military aircraft operate Also calledair station

Word History and Origins

Origin of air base¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

What I cannot fathom is organizing one internationally and that involves an abandoned air base in Sicily, Italy.

From Popular-Science

The air base is located just south of the Comiso Airport runway, but unlike the airport—which runs and functions perfectly well—the base itself was abandoned in the late ’90s.

From Popular-Science

These transactions have continued, even as ISIS has begun to attack government sites, like the Taqba air base.

From The Daily Beast

You wondered why they couldn't have found spare soldiers at Balad Air Base for this.

From The Daily Beast

Once every ten days, a platoon rotates back to Balad Air Base to take showers and wash clothes.

From The Daily Beast

The New York Times reported Wednesday that Iran is even flying surveillance drones over Iraq from another air base in Iraq.

From The Daily Beast

This includes air defense systems and a new batch of F-16 fighter jets scheduled to be delivered to Balad Air Base.

From The Daily Beast

Some of the English women living near the air base were selling chances on a fruit cake for a shilling a ticket.

From Project Gutenberg

It was only a few minutes past ten when they arrived at the air base at Los Alamos.

From Project Gutenberg

In the fall of 1958 matters came to a head at the school near the Little Rock air base.

From Project Gutenberg

Suddenly they swept away from the hilly country and were over the German air base.

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He slid out in front to lead the way to the American-built air base on the north side of the city.

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