air force
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1. the airborne branch of a country's armed forces (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | air corps, |
| definition | : | formerly the airborne division of the United States Army (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | air unit, |
| definition | : | a military unit that is part of the airforce (noun.group) |
2. the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space (noun.group)
| part holonym | : | afrl, air force research laboratory, |
| definition | : | a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | acc, air combat command, |
| definition | : | a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | afspc, air force space command, |
| definition | : | a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | air national guard, ang, |
| definition | : | a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies (noun.group) |
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