air force
nounDefinition of air force
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Get our daily newsletter The new fleet of F-16s will boost Taiwan’s ageing air force, but hardly tip the military balance against China’s increasingly powerful armed forces. — The Economist, "America angers China with a sale of fighter jets to Taiwan," 21 Aug. 2019 An independent Greenland could join NATO; the U.S. has a large air force base there. — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, "Nations Claim Large Overlapping Sections of Arctic Seafloor," 23 July 2019 India’s coast guard, army, navy, air force, and the Border Security Force (BSF) have been put on high alert. — Nupur Anand, Quartz India, "India’s Gujarat may narrowly escape “very severe” Cyclone Vayu," 13 June 2019 Princess Margaret famously wanted to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend, a divorced air force officer and Equerry to the Queen. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "QUIZ: How Well Do You Know the History of the Royal Family?," 7 Aug. 2018 An independent Greenland could join NATO; the U.S. has a large air force base there. — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, "Nations Claim Large Overlapping Sections of Arctic Seafloor," 23 July 2019 India’s coast guard, army, navy, air force, and the Border Security Force (BSF) have been put on high alert. — Nupur Anand, Quartz India, "India’s Gujarat may narrowly escape “very severe” Cyclone Vayu," 13 June 2019 Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.’ Oooh. — Rob Long, National Review, "Sound: Coughing," 20 June 2019 The day after the christening of Prince Louis, the family attended a Westminster Abbey service to honor the world’s first independent air force, which was set apart from the British Army and Royal Navy on April 1, 1918. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, "The Royal Fab Four Reunites! Meghan Markle Joins Harry, Will and Kate for Grand Military Service," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'air force.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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