air base en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛɹ beɪs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From air + base.
Meanings
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A military airport, providing housing and support for aircraft and personnel.
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.”
1968, Lyman P. Van Slyke, editor, The Chinese Communist Movement: A Report of the United States War Department, July 1945, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 90:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| airbase | alternative | lexicographic | |
| air bases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
air force base · Basa Air Base · air force station · naval air station
Relateds
airfreight · airpower · aerodrome · airdrome
Translations (53)
el αεροπορική βάση (military airport) · uk авіаба́за (military airport) · be авіяба́за (military airport) · it base aerea (military airport) · he בָּסִיס אֲוִירִי (military airport) · es base aérea (military airport) · id pangkalan udara (military airport) · ja 軍用飛行場 (military airport) · nb flystasjon (military airport) · ko 군용비행장 (military airport) · ms pangkalan udara (military airport) · de Luftstützpunkt (military airport) · ka საჰაერო ბაზა (military airport) · da luftbase (military airport) · ru авиацио́нная ба́за (military airport) · he בְּסִיס טִיסָה (military airport) · sv flygbas (military airport) · ko 공군 기지 (military airport) · cs letecká základna (military airport) · fr base aérienne (military airport) · de Luftwaffenstützpunkt (military airport) · mn агаарын бааз (military airport) · de Militärflugplatz (military airport) · ja 空軍基地 (military airport) · ca base aèria (military airport) · fa-ira پایْگاهِ هَوایی (military airport) · nl vliegkamp (military airport) · ru авиаба́за (military airport) · de Fliegerhorst (military airport) · nn flystasjon (military airport) · uz aviabaza (military airport) · da flyvestation (military airport) · ro bază aeriană (military airport) · cmn 軍用機場 /军用机场 (military airport) · kk әуе базасы (military airport) · cmn 空軍基地 /空军基地 (military airport) · ka ავიაბაზა (military airport) · da flyvebase (military airport) · pl baza lotnicza (military airport) · ga aerionad (military airport) · eu hegazkin-base (military airport) · ar قَاعِدَة جَوِّيَّة (military airport) · pt base aérea (military airport) · bg възду́шна ба́за (military airport) · ky авиабаза (military airport) · gl base aérea (military airport) · tr hava üssü (military airport) · sl letalska baza (military airport) · ru АБ (military airport) · nl vliegbasis (military airport) · sk letecká základňa (military airport) · fi lentotukikohta (military airport) · eu aire-basea (military airport)