Meaning air force
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1917, from air (n.1) + force (n.); first attested with creation of the Royal Air Force. There was no United States Air Force until after World War II. The Air Corps was an arm of the U.S. Army. In 194 [..]
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nation's military aviation forces.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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aircraft used for fighting and the people who control them
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Used generically to mean the military air resources of a nation. Also a very large air formation made up of two or more groups, as in the British 2nd Tactical Air Force that supported the Allied armies that liberated north-west Europe in 1944-1945. Canada contributed some 15 fighter squadrons under six Canadian “wing” headquarters that made up over [..]
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On December 9, 1942, the U.S. Army was reorganized into three autonomous forces: Army Air Forces, Ground Forces and Services of Supply.
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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n. Fuerza Aérea
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