air force

Definition of Air Force in English :

1. air force, airforce

the airborne branch of a country's armed forces

the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Air Force

noun

1.

a.

the branch of a nation's armed services primarily responsible for air warfare

b.

(as modifier)

an air-force base

2.

a formation in the US and certain other air forces larger than an air division but smaller than an air command

1.

the aviation branch of the armed forces of a country

2.

a.

an organizational unit of an aviation force

b.

in the U.S. Air Force, a unit lower than an air command, usually made up of several air divisions

n.

1. The aviation branch of a country's armed forces, such as the US Air Force.