English > airforce: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | The airborne branch of a country's armed forces. |
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Synonym | air force |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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Members | air unit | A military unit that is part of the airforce |
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Narrower | Air Corps | formerly the airborne division of the United States Army |
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Luftwaffe, German Luftwaffe | The German airforce |
Royal Air Force, RAF | The airforce of Great Britain |
Broader | military service, armed service, service | A force that is a branch of the armed forces |
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Spanish | fuerza aérea, fuerzas aéreas |
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Catalan | forces aèries |
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