Air Force
noun
the U.S. department consisting of practically all military aviation forces, established July 26, 1947.
(lowercase)
a similar department in any military organization.
(lowercase)
(formerly) the largest unit in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
(lowercase)
a unit of U.S. Air Force command between an air division and an air command.
(sometimes lowercase)
the military unit of a nation charged with carrying out military operations in the air.
British.
Royal Air Force.
Origin of Air Force
First recorded in 1915–1920
Example sentences from the Web for air force
The air-force of the United States had been ordered in; and they were coming, coming—to an inevitable death!
Astounding Stories, June, 1931 |VariousUppermost in my own mind, and in everyone's mind, I think, was the question of air-force.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931 |VariousI think no one then believed that our air-force could check the assault.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931 |Various
British Dictionary definitions for air force
air force
noun
- the branch of a nation's armed services primarily responsible for air warfare
- (as modifier)an air-force base
a formation in the US and certain other air forces larger than an air division but smaller than an air command