English > air unit: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | A military unit that is part of the airforce. |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Member of | air force, airforce | The airborne branch of a country's armed forces |
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Narrower | air group | A unit of the United States Air Force larger / larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing |
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division, air division | A unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings |
flight | An air force unit smaller than a squadron |
squadron | An air force unit larger / larger than a flight and smaller than a group |
wing | A unit of military aircraft |
Broader | military unit, military force, military group, force | A unit that is part of some military service |
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