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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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of air force was in 1911

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air force

noun
: the military organization of a nation for air warfare

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