Air Force One en · NOUN
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (informal) An airplane used by the President of the United States.
- (US) The United States Air Force special VIP transport airliner designated for POTUS transportation
-
(US) The callsign used by the USAF aircraft carrying POTUS
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 the original on 31 Jan 2025: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 conditioning was off and it was extremely hot inside the plane.
1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Ones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Army One · Bus Force One · Executive One · Air Force Two · Marines One · Marine One · Marines One · Navy One · Trump Force One · Train Force One
Synonyms
Translations (5)
ko 에어 포스 원 (airplane) · ka საპრეზიდენტო თვითმფრინავი (airplane) · ja エアフォースワン (airplane) · ka ბორტი ნომერი ერთი (airplane) · cmn 空軍一號 /空军一号 (airplane)