airbase

/ˈeəbeɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈerbeɪs/ (ame, ipa)

airbase — noun

  • airbasesingular
  • airbasesplural

1. a place with runways, hangars, and other facilities used by military aircraft fo

1.名詞B2
釋義

a place with runways, hangars, and other facilities used by military aircraft for taking off, landing, and staying while on duty

例句

The fighter jets returned to the airbase shortly before midnight.

collocation: return to an airbase

Mei-Lin's cousin was stationed at the airbase in Tainan for eighteen months.

collocation: stationed at an airbase

同義詞
  • airfield

    a more general term; can be civilian or military, often smaller than an airbase

  • military airport

    emphasises the airport-like facilities; slightly less common than airbase

  • air station

    chiefly used for naval aviation facilities

文法句型

the + airbase + at/in [place]

[proper name] + Air Base

用法筆記

Often written as two words (air base). Many specific installations use Air Base in their official name, e.g. Ramstein Air Base or Kadena Air Base.

常見錯誤

❌The family boarded a flight at the airbase.
✅The family boarded a flight at the airport.
💡An airbase is a military facility, not a public airport for civilian passengers.
❌She parked at the airbase before her business trip.
✅She parked at the airport before her business trip.
💡Commercial passenger airlines do not operate from airbases.