Meanings
plural Air Force Ones
- informalAn airplane used by the President of the United States.
- USaeronauticsThe United States Air Force special VIP transport airliner designated for POTUS transportation
- USaeronauticsThe callsign used by the USAF aircraft carrying POTUS
Trump said he signed the executive orders while aboard Air Force One on a return flight to Washington from Florida.
2025 January 27, Alayna Treene, Pamela Brown, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, “Trump signs executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Jan 20251 more example
On the way to the airport, Agent Youngblood was in communication with Air Force One, to make sure it was secured and ready for us. When we arrived, we dashed up the ramp. Secret Service men rushed through the interior ahead of us, pulling down the shades and closing both doors behind us. The air conditioning was off and it was extremely hot inside the plane.
1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 12Synonyms: AF1
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe callsign used by the USAF aircraft carrying POTUS
Origin
From Air Force + one. Coined after an incident in 1953 where the aircraft's call sign carrying the President of the United States coincided with another aircraft in the same airspace.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 空軍一號 /空军一号
- 空軍一號 /空军一号airplane
Japanese エアフォースワン
- エアフォースワン (ea fōsu wan)airplane
Korean 에어 포스 원
- 에어 포스 원 (eeo poseu won)airplane
Cite this entry
Air Force One. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Air%20Force%20One
“Air Force One.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Air%20Force%20One. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Air Force One,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Air%20Force%20One.
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