airforce

[US]/'eəfɔ:s/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. military organization responsible for defense and conducting aerial combat missions.

Example Sentences

The airforce bombed two towns.

The army, navy and airforce are all controlled by the Ministry of Defence.

The Royal Airforce sill remained dangerously short of bombers.

The airforce conducted a training exercise.

Pilots in the airforce undergo rigorous training.

The airforce plays a crucial role in national defense.

She aspired to join the airforce as a fighter pilot.

The airforce base is located near the coast.

The airforce deployed fighter jets to intercept the enemy aircraft.

The airforce is equipped with advanced technology.

The airforce conducted aerial reconnaissance missions.

The airforce personnel are highly trained professionals.

The airforce is responsible for protecting the country's airspace.

Real-world Examples

The Peruvian congress has unanimously approved legislations that allows the country's airforce to shoot down small airplane suspected of carrying illegal drugs.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2015

Sometimes, the airforce would practice airraids there.

Source: Pan Pan

But correspondents say the airforce which is already conducting operations against IS in Iraq, has been preparing for months to extend its flights to Syria.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2015

The Syrian government says forces loyal to President Assad have repelled a large gale of attack by rebels on an airforce college near Aleppo.

Source: BBC Listening September 2012 Collection

The Brazilian airforce has said the blackbox recovered from the wreckage of the plane crash that killed tha Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos did not record its flight.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2014

Well... the centre houses research programmes for New Zealand, for the United States as well as Italy... there's even a US post office at the American airforce base here.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 7

It is been led by the retired general Khalifa Haftar backed by a mix of armed groups including military forces in the East, as well as some members of the airforce.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2014

Right, and which countries are actually located at the centre? Well... the centre houses research programmes for New Zealand, for the United States as well as Italy... there's even a US post office at the American airforce base here.

Source: IELTS Listening

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