AFB
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4.5
- noun
- /eɪ ɛf bi/
- Jargon
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BA
- The training is done during exercises at Red Flag at Nellis AFB, NV, just outside Las Vegas.
Examples
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Personnel stationed at Travis AFB receive training in various technical fields related to aviation.
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"Boss, looks like the weather at Golden Nugget AFB is no problem."
Fiction book (2000) -
U.S. Air Force personnel walk the flight line at Luke AFB once a year to clear foreign objects.
Blog text (1) -
Now, after 3 weeks in the field, they were going home to Ft. Bragg and Pope AFB.
Fiction book (2000) -
Marine One and Two get the Commander-in-Chief from the White House to Andrews AFB in about 10 minutes.
Blog text (29) -
Participating Units: U.S. Air Force FX fighter jets from Clark AFB.
Academic text (1996) -
I was a medic with the 57th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Clark AFB from June.
Blog text (27) -
After navigator training at Mather AFB in Sacramento, he was assigned to the B-52s of the 320th Bomb Wing there.
Fiction book (1991) -
The air show will be held at Nellis AFB, which is known for its impressive flight demonstrations.
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The map indicates the location of Andrews AFB, which serves as a primary base for military operations.
Synonyms
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3.3
A military place where people keep, fix, and fly planes and helicopters
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3.7
A base or group of buildings where soldiers live and work
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4.2
A military base where planes are kept, fixed, and flown
Surface Forms
Morphology
AFB = Air Force Base (semi-transparent) = A + F + B
AFB is formed from the initial letters of the multiword phrase 'Air Force Base'; recognizing it requires knowing the expanded phrase rather than deriving meaning from the letters.
Etymology
AFB stands for 'Air Force Base' and comes from the parts Air, Force, and Base, so imagine a main place where an air force keeps its planes and people. That's why AFB means a military airfield used by an air force.