Definition of
Air Force
- (noun, group) the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
- (noun, group) the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
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Synonyms of Air Force
airforce, u. s. air force, united states air force, us air force, usaf
Alternate forms of Air Force
Hyponyms: air corps, german luftwaffe, luftwaffe, raf, royal air force
Hypernyms: agency, armed service, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, military service, office, service
Origin of the word Air Force
- 1917, from air + force, first attested with creation of the Royal Air Force. There was no United States Air Force until after World War II. The Air Corps was an arm of the U.S. Army. In 1942, the War Department reorganized it and renamed it Army Air Forces. The National Security Act of 1947 created the Department of the Air Force, headed by a Secretary of t… more
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