Air force and Navy

Air force

Air force noun - The airborne branch of a country's armed forces.
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Synonyms for Air force

Navy and air force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Navy" instead a noun phrase "Air force".

Navy

Navy noun - An organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare.
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Synonyms for Navy

Air force and navy are semantically related. You can use "Air force" instead a noun "Navy".

Nearby Word: naval

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  • Western Animation / Ultimate Spider-Man State Sec: S.H.I.E.L.D.. Officially it is an intelligence agency but it has it's own private army, navy and air force that operates outside the regular military's chain of command.
  • Interservice Rivalry In the People's Republic of China, there is much resentment between the main army, and the navy and air force, the latter two technically under the army.
  • Banana Republic Benoit Brisefer had one where the dictatorship was split between the three generals of the army, air force and navy.
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