air service

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noun

the services performed by an airline, as flights between various destinations to transport passengers, freight, and mail.
(initial capital letters) (formerly) the air arm of the U.S. military forces.

Origin of air service

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby air service

air root, air route, air sac, air scoop, air scout, air service, air shaft, air shot, air shower, air sign, air space

Example sentences from the Web for air service

  • Picture the start of such a craft, in the days when there is, say, an air-service between London and St. Petersburg.

    The Aeroplane |Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper

  • This vessel is still doing valuable duty, being attached to the British air-service in France.

    Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War |Frederick A. Talbot