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- noun Plural form of
airbase .
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Examples
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Invading innocent disarmed countries to install airbases is … well, you know.
Think Progress » Bush Stays the Course on ‘Turning Point’ Rhetoric 2006
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Not only to be near the oil but because the gigantic Iraqi airbases have tremendous tactical and strategic value from Russia to China and all south Asia.
Matthew Yglesias » Muslims Want Us Out of the Middle East 2009
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The Bear airbases and sub bases on Cuba were a constant pain in the ass for us.
Matthew Yglesias » Cold War Hawks and the Soviet Economy 2010
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American forces operating out of Darwin and airbases in Australia's north would have ready access to the crucial waters linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the South China Sea; they also happen to be less exposed to a potential Chinese attack than locations farther north.
The Yanks Are Welcome in Oz Andrew Shearer 2011
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On the victim side, they involve factors like the alert status of missiles and bombers—how much warning time there was, what percentage of the silos are empty, the airbases deserted, because their weapons have been launched in reaction to a warning.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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The giant airbases in Iraq are now a lynch pin or our military/political strategic posture.
Matthew Yglesias » Muslims Want Us Out of the Middle East 2009
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McCain and Lieberman, speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem today, urged NATO countries to impose a no-fly zone on Libyan airbases to prevent air attacks on the anti-Qaddafi forces.
Gaddafi rallies supporters in Libya as Sarkozy calls for ouster 2011
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Yet it depends upon fixed airbases that can be hit with missiles by any competent enemy.
Matthew Yglesias » Mark Bowden, Atlantic, Shilling for the F-22 2009
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Hours later the Seals took off – probably from Jalalabad or Bagram airbases in Afghanistan, the ISI official said – and entered Pakistani airspace.
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On the victim side, they involve factors like the alert status of missiles and bombers—how much warning time there was, what percentage of the silos are empty, the airbases deserted, because their weapons have been launched in reaction to a warning.
How the End Begins Ron Rosenbaum 2011
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