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Definition of Air force
1. Noun. The airborne branch of a country's armed forces.
Exact synonyms: Airforce
Specialized synonyms: Air Corps, Raf, Royal Air Force, German Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe
Member holonyms: Air Unit
Generic synonyms: Armed Service, Military Service, Service
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Specialized synonyms: Air Corps, Raf, Royal Air Force, German Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe
Member holonyms: Air Unit
Generic synonyms: Armed Service, Military Service, Service
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
2. Noun. The airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space.
Exact synonyms: U. S. Air Force, United States Air Force, Us Air Force, Usaf
Terms within: 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
Group relationships: Defense, Defense Department, Department Of Defense, Dod, United States Department Of Defense
Generic synonyms: Agency, Authority, Bureau, Federal Agency, Government Agency, Office
Terms within: 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
Group relationships: Defense, Defense Department, Department Of Defense, Dod, United States Department Of Defense
Generic synonyms: Agency, Authority, Bureau, Federal Agency, Government Agency, Office