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Air force   /ɛr fɔrs/   Listen
Air force

noun
1.
The airborne branch of a country's armed forces.  Synonym: airforce.
2.
The airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space.  Synonyms: U. S. Air Force, United States Air Force, US Air Force, USAF.



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"Air force" Quotes from Famous Books



... Australia and the braking 'chute tore right out when I released it. I skidded nine miles. A Royal Australian Air Force helicopter picked ...
— What Need of Man? • Harold Calin

... he neared the great, squatting shock absorbers he could feel the tension begin to knot his stomach. He had, of course, been overwhelmed by the opportunity to participate in Operation Doughnut. The fact that he had been one of the best mechanical engineers in the Air Force never occurred to him at the time. He was a pilot, and a good one, but he had languished as C.O. of a maintenance squadron for nearly two years before he was given another crack at glory. Now, he ...
— Tight Squeeze • Dean Charles Ing

... of Death"). Figure 1-1 shows the location of the bombing range. The site was chosen for its remote location and good weather and because it was already owned by the Government. MED obtained permission to use the site from the Commanding General of the Second Air Force (Army Air Forces) on 7 September 1944 (12). Figure 1-2 shows the TRINITY site with its ...
— Project Trinity 1945-1946 • Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer

... dream remains, along with the cowboy, the daring Air Force pilot, the self-made business tycoon and all the other romantic stereotypes of the first half of the century. She makes togetherness seem right, and God knows we have so many people today we're together whether we like ...
— Mother America • Sam McClatchie



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