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air bases

air bases is the plural of air base.

Meaning of air base

Noun

air base (plural air bases)

  1. A military airport, providing housing and support for aircraft and personnel.
    • American officers have observed how Chinese troops stationed at American air bases have frequently refused to shoot at Japanese raiding planes. Asked by an American officer for the reason for this behavior, a Chinese officer at Lao-ho-k’ou air base in Hupeh answered (November 1944): “Well you see...1968, Lyman P. Van Slyke, editor, The Chinese Communist Movement: A Report of the United States War Department, July 1945, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 90

Questions about air bases

What is air bases the plural of?
Air bases is the plural of air base.

Words near air bases in the dictionary

  1. air bags
  2. air ball
  3. air balls
  4. air bangs
  5. air base
  6. air bases
  7. air bath
  8. air baths
  9. air bearing
  10. air bearings
  11. air bed

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