air base

See also: airbase

English

Alternative forms

airbase

Etymology

From air +‎ base.

Noun

air base (plural air bases)

(military) A military airport, providing housing and support for aircraft and personnel; short form of air force base.

Hyponyms

air force base (AFB)
air force station (AFS)
naval air station (NAS)

Translations

military airport

Chinese:
Mandarin: 軍用機場, 军用机场 (jūnyòng jīchǎng), 空軍基地 (zh), 空军基地 (zh) (kōngjūn jīdì)
Danish: luftbase
Dutch: vliegbasis (nl)
Finnish: lentotukikohta (fi)
French: base aérienne f
German: Luftstützpunkt, Flugplatz (de) m
Irish: aerionad m
Italian: base aerea f

Japanese: 空軍基地 (くうぐんきち, kūgun kichi)
Mongolian: агаарын бааз (agaaryn baaz)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: flystasjon m

Nynorsk: flystasjon m
Portuguese: base aérea f
Russian: авиаба́за (ru) f (aviabáza), авиацио́нная ба́за f (aviaciónnaja báza), АБ (ru) f (AB)
Spanish: base aérea f
Swedish: flygbas c

Anagrams

Arabise, abaiser

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