air service

air service
noun
1. : the air arm of a nation
2. : mail, passenger, and freight service provided by the operation of aircraft

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1. the services performed by an airline, as flights between various destinations to transport passengers, freight, and mail.
2. (caps.) (formerly) the air arm of the U.S. military forces.
[1920-25]

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air service,
transportation of people or things by aircraft.
Air Service,
the aviation branch of the U.S. Army between 1907 (officially 1920) and 1926, a predecessor of the U.S. Air Force.

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