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Examples of air base in a Sentence
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Taiwan President Lai Ching-te thanked fighter pilots who had scrambled against China last week during its war games around the island, as he was briefed on the events at a frontline air base on Tuesday.
—Fox News, 28 May 2024
Three days later, Forti landed at Pratica di Mare air base southwest of Rome on an Italian military plane, where he was met by Italian premier Giorgia Meloni.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
Nearly 400 American personnel work at an air base in Niamey, with the remaining 600 at U.S. Air Base 201, a six-year-old, $110 million installation in the remote city of Agadez.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 19 May 2024
Despite the presence of a major American air base in the province, large sections of the northern districts fell into insurgent hands.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20base. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
air base
noun
: a base of operations for military aircraft
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