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Air Force One

Air Force One noun: an airplane used by the President of the United States.

Noun

Air Force One (plural Air Force Ones)

  1. (informal) An airplane used by the President of the United States.
  2. (US) The United States Air Force special VIP transport airliner designated for POTUS transportation
  3. (US) The callsign used by the USAF aircraft carrying POTUS
    • On the way to the airport, Agent Youngblood was in communication with Air Force One, to make sure it was secured and ready for us. When we arrived, we dashed up the ramp. Secret Service men rushed through the interior ahead of us, pulling down the shades and closing both doors behind us. The air...1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12
    • Trump said he signed the executive orders while aboard Air Force One on a return flight to Washington from Florida.2025 January 27, Alayna Treene, Pamela Brown, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, “Trump signs executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops”, in CNN, archived from...
    Synonyms:
    AF1

Synonyms of Air Force One

Forms of Air Force One

pluralAir Force Ones

Origin of Air Force One

From Air Force + one. Coined after an incident in 1953 where the aircraft's call sign carrying the President of the United States coincided with another aircraft in the same airspace.

Questions about Air Force One

What does Air Force One mean?
Air Force One means an airplane used by the President of the United States.
What part of speech is Air Force One?
Air Force One is a noun.
What is the plural of Air Force One?
The plural of Air Force One is Air Force Ones.

Words near Air Force One in the dictionary

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  9. air fountains
  10. air freight
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