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noun (1)

plural of air base
as in air parks

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noun (2)

plural of airbase
as in emplacements

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air bases
  1. airports
  2. emplacements
  3. airfields
  4. installations
  5. fortresses
  6. camps
  7. centers
  8. stations
Noun
  • European regulations are already creating a growing market, with the EU’s ReFuelEU Aviation rules requiring SAF to account for 2% of aviation fuel supplied at EU airports in 2025, increasing to 6% in 2030 and 70% by 2050.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The drones are not remotely controlled but are overseen by on-site flight monitors who track airspace and work with local airports.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of airports
Noun
  • It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
  • How will that be taken care of and how will the ships that are there, that are not moving, start to move and be moving with a degree of confidence that they will not be inhibited by what remains of the Iranian either boats or gun emplacements along that strait?
    — Major Garrett, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of emplacements
Noun
  • Ukraine struck Russian oil facilities, airfields, logistics and infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post on Wednesday, referring to attacks over the previous 24 hours.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile provides long-range strike capability against command centers, air defenses, communications sites, airfields, and logistics facilities.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of airfields
Noun
  • Gates officially open Monday, August 31, but just over half of the attendees will arrive earlier to build the big art installations and other features of the temporary city.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kusama’s large-scale sculptures and immersive installations break attendance records at museums and galleries around the world, and her works regularly set records at auction.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of installations
Noun
  • The area’s landscape charms visitors with its green hills, rural farmland, and dramatic medieval castles and fortresses.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The two studio lots also boast dozens of soundstages; century-old fortresses that would not be easily duplicated.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fortresses
Noun
  • Kacmarek and Herman have had impressive camps, showcasing the toughness Jeff Hafley wants to be his team’s identity.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • By dawn, a margin of only a few hundred votes separated the two camps before the gap grew as more ballots were tallied in areas of the country where opposition was greater.
    — Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of camps
Noun
  • Why data centers are becoming a political issue For years, politicians in both parties largely celebrated data centers as job creators and economic development projects.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The county will use 12 locations as early voting centers, according to Dickens.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of centers
Noun
  • After becoming a daily fixture in the 1990s, blackouts have worsened since 2024, when Cuba’s ancient power grid began to collapse and Soviet-era electrical stations began failing more frequently.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Before beginning her full-time NBC News tenure in 2010, Welker worked for local TV stations in Providence, Rhode Island; Redding, California; and later Philadelphia, her hometown.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of stations
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