air unit

/ɛər ˌjunət/

Other forms: air units

Definitions of air unit

1. noun

   a military unit that is part of the airforce
   types:

   air division, division

   a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

   wing

   a unit of military aircraft

   air group

   a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing

   squadron

   an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group

   flight

   an air force unit smaller than a squadron

   escadrille

   an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)

   type of:

   force, military force, military group, military unit

   a unit that is part of some military service