air force
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air force¹
- /ˈɛə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)s/
noun air forces · airforce
- A branch of the military mainly devoted to air warfare, as opposed to (land) army and (sea) navy. When you're in the air force you have to be prepared to launch missiles at people from the air.
- A unit in the U.S. Air Force larger than a division but smaller than a command.
Air Force²
proper noun Airforce
- The military air force of a particular armed forces.
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Ellipsis of United States Air Force
Similar: USAF, United States Air Force, U.S. Air Force
- Ellipsis of Air Force Falcons sports teams representing the United States Air Force Academy
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noun branch of the military devoted to air warfare
| Español | fuerza aérea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공군 gonggun |
| 日本語 | 空軍 kūgun |
| 中文 | 空軍 /空军 kōngjūn |
| हिन्दी | वायु सेना vāyu senā, वायुदल vāyudal |
| Português | força aérea |
| Français | armée de l'air, forces aériennes |
| Deutsch | Luftwaffe, Luftstreitkräfte |
| Italiano | aeronautica militare, forze aeree, forza aerea |
| Ελληνικά | αεροπορία aeroporía, πολεμική αεροπορία polemikí aeroporía |
| Română | forță aeriană, aviație militară |
| Русский | вое́нно-возду́шные си́лы vojénno-vozdúšnyje síly, ВВС VVS |
| Tiếng Việt | không quân, không lực |
| العربية | سِلَاح طَيَرَان silāḥ ṭayarān |
| עברית | חיל אוויר, חֵיל אֲוִיר kheil avír |
noun unit in the U.S. Air Force
| 中文 | 美國空軍 /美国空军 Mĕiguó kōngjūn |
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title = {air force},
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