air base

Noun CEFR B2

ɛːɹ beiːs

Definitions

A military airport, providing housing and support for aircraft and personnel.

Equivalents

Españolbase aérea

Françaisbase aérienne

DeutschLuftstützpunkt Luftwaffenstützpunkt Militärflugplatz

17 more languages

العربيةقَاعِدَة جَوِّيَّة

Danskflyvestation

Ελληνικάαεροπορική βάση

Suomilentotukikohta

Gaeilgeaerionad

Galegobase aérea

Italianobase aerea

日本語空軍基地軍用飛行場

ქართულიავიაბაზა საჰაერო ბაზა

한국어공군 기지 군용비행장

Nederlandsvliegbasis vliegkamp

Portuguêsbase aérea

Românăbază aeriană

Русскийаб авиабаза авиацио́нная ба́за

Svenskaflygbas

Türkçehava üssü

Українськаавіаба́за

Examples

“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 ⟳, if we shot down a Jap plane, the Japs would be angry and would take ⟳ revenge and return ⟳ and bomb the city and do a lot of damage ⟳.””

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

air bath air bearing air bed air biscuit air bladder air bounce

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