English Phrase of the Day

Definitions

English > English
air force
1. n. A branch of the military mainly devoted to air warfare, as opposed to (land) army and navy.
When you're in the air force you have to be prepared to launch missiles at people from the air.
2. n. A unit in the U.S. Air Force larger than a division but smaller than a command.
Analysis
air		©
1. n. (meteorology) The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:
I'm going outside to get some air.
2. n.          (historical, philosophy, alchemy) understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
3. n.          (historical, medical) understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health.
There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.
force		©
1. n. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract
2. n. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
3. n. Anything that is able to make a big change in a person or thing.
4. n. (physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body which is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)

Example Sentences

But that hardly meant that the army or the air force embraced the idea.

Review previous phrases