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air base

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air base
n.
A base for military aircraft.

air base
Noun
a centre from which military aircraft operate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.air baseair base - a base for military aircraft
base, base of operations - installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
Translations
Spanish air base n (MIL) → base f aérea
French air base nbase aérienne
German air base air nLuftwaffenstützpunkt m
Italian air base nbase f aerea

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