air station
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4.2
- noun
- /ɛr ˈsteɪʃən/
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estación aérea
- Early frames typically show the ground crews at the naval air station on Key West checking out the cameras and planes.
- naval air station
- Coast Guard air station
- Marine air station
There was a Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma.
- There was a Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma.
- It was to Miramar Marine Corps Air Station.
Examples
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There was a Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma.
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RUNWAY - KEY WEST NAVAL AIR STATION - DAY: A cart speeds down the flight line past the waiting F8U-1P Corsairs.
Fiction book (2000) -
No further attack on this air station was made during the day.
Academic text (1991) -
The base, a US naval air station on the island of Sicily.
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It's that training mission from the naval air station at Fort Lauderdale.
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Banking away from the site, the pilots returned to Florida, landing at the naval air station in Jacksonville.
Blog text (11) -
It is estimated that nine planes engaged in the attack on the naval air station on Ford Island.
Academic text (1991) -
During this same phase, the Curtiss took under fire one of these bombers, which was pulling out of a dive over the naval air station.
Academic text (1991) -
I drank it with my eyes half closed, hearing the planes taking off from the naval air station on Coronado, the harbor seals barking near the piers of the naval research facility on Point Loma.
Fiction book (2000) -
The rescue operation was coordinated from the main air station near the coast.
Synonyms
26
3.3
A military place where people keep, fix, and fly planes and helicopters
19
3.7
A base or group of buildings where soldiers live and work
4
4.5
A military airfield used by an air force
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a military base for aircraft' is directly and compositionally derived from 'air' (aviation) + 'station' (a place where personnel or units are assigned). This compound follows a transparent noun+noun pattern that is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The term air station comes from the image of air (planes) and station (a place where things are kept and cared for). Imagine a garage and parking area just for planes where they are based and repaired, so it means 'a military base for aircraft'.