Definition of air force Air force
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What does air force mean?
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| air force - the airborne branch of a country's armed forces | ||
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| armed service, military service, service land tenure by service in the lord's army | ||
| 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" | ||
| air corps formerly the airborne division of the United States Army | ||
| royal air force, raf the airforce of Great Britain | ||
| german luftwaffe, luftwaffe the German airforce | ||
| air force - the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space | ||
| United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF | ||
| federal agency, government agency, bureau, agency, authority, office a business that serves other businesses | ||
| defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense, defense the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 | ||
| afrl, air force research laboratory a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces | ||
| united states air force academy, us air force academy a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force | ||
| acc, air combat command a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft | ||
| afspc, air force space command a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations | ||
| air national guard, ang a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies | ||
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air force
The branch of the military devoted to air warfare.
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An air force is the country's air arm of the military that fights in the air. People in the air force are called airmen. The air force is made up of airplanes, such as fighters and bombers. An air force may also have helicopters.
The biggest air force in the world is the United States Air Force (USAF).
Some navies also have their own air forces. These airplanes fly from aircraft carriers at sea.
