Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun air_force

2 senses of air force

Sense 1
air force, airforce -- (the airborne branch of a country's armed forces)
       => military service, armed service, service -- (a force that is a branch of the armed forces)

Sense 2
United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF -- (the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space)
       => agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority -- (an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority")