United States Air Force
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3.3
- proper noun
- /juːˈnaɪtɪd steɪts ɛr fɔrs/
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Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos
- Before Ross became a TV painter, he spent 20 years in the United States Air Force and retired with the rank of master sergeant.
- United States Air Force Academy
And I walked past General Nordy Schwartz, who used to be the chief of staff of the United States Air Force, the head of the Air Force.
- And I walked past General Nordy Schwartz, who used to be the chief of staff of the United States Air Force, the head of the Air Force.
- And in our first episode, we talked about his experience in Air Force boot camp because he is a violinist with the United States Air Force.
- Whatever it is, our clients, the United States Air Force, wish to follow the same tradition of having two items in a museum.
Examples
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This narrative describes two United States Air Force bandswomen whose combined careers span the past sixty years.
Academic text (2015) -
The audience hears the official song of the United States Air Force.
Academic text (2014) -
A captain in the United States Air Force.
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If Mexico thought to fight on our side, the United States Air Force would quickly take care of Mexico.
Fiction book (1991) -
I wore the uniform of the United States Air Force for 26 years.
Blog text (27) -
I am a veteran senior citizen who served in our United States Air Force for eight years.
Blog text (7) -
General Curtis LeMay was head of the United States Air Force at that time.
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I am pleased to have been asked to introduce this motion picture, which is based on the actual experiences of this pilot, Colonel Dean Hess of the United States Air Force.
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Michelle Lidh is an enlisted weather forecaster for the United States Air Force.
Blog text (7) -
As a pilot, she served with pride in the United States Air Force.
Synonyms
17
2.7
The part of the United States military that flies planes and defends the country in the air and space
11
4.4
A branch of the United States military that flies planes and works in space
4
2.9
A branch of the United States military that uses planes and works in space to defend the country
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'United States' denotes the nation and 'Air Force' denotes a military branch for aviation, so a learner who knows these constituents can infer it refers to the US military branch responsible for air (and related) operations. It is a literal institutional name rather than an idiom, and similar constructions exist in many languages, making it readily understandable.
Etymology
United States Air Force comes from when the United States created a new military service after World War II just for fighting in the air and later in space. Before that, pilots were part of the Army, so the new name shows it is the US 'service' for air power, and that is why it means 'the military branch that fights in the air and space'.