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air force
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun air force has 2 senses
- air force(n = noun.group) airforce - the airborne branch of a country's armed forces; Array has particulars: air corps, raf, royal air force, german luftwaffe, luftwaffe
- air force(n = noun.group) u. s. air force, united states air force, us air force, usaf - the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space; Array has parts: afrl, air force research laboratory, united states air force academy, us air force academy, acc, air combat command, afspc, air force space command, air national guard, ang, afisr, air force intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance, air force isr
is a kind of armed service, military service, service
is a part of defense, defense department, department of defense, dod, united states department of defense
is a kind of agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office
THESAURUS
air force
ANAC, ARF, ATC, ATS, Air Command, Air Transport Command, Air Transport Service, Airborne Reconnaissance Force, Army-Navy Air Corps, Bomber Command, CASU, Coastal Command, FEAF, Fleet Air Arm, MATS, NAD, NATS, Naval Air Division, Navy Air, RAAF, RAF, RCAF, Royal Air Force, SAC, Strategic Air Command, US Air Force, USAAF, USAF, USNAS, ace, air arm, air armada, air corps, air service, bandit, bogey, bomber pilot, combat pilot, combat plane, enemy aircraft, escadrille, fighter pilot, flight, flyboy, military pilot, naval pilot, observer, squadron, strategic air force, suicide pilot, tactical air force, wing
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