Phrase guide

Air Force One

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An airplane used by the President of the United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 空軍一號 /空军一号 — airplane
  • Georgian: ბორტი ნომერი ერთი (borṭi nomeri erti) — airplane
  • Georgian: საპრეზიდენტო თვითმფრინავი (saṗrezidenṭo tvitmprinavi) — airplane
  • Japanese: エアフォースワン (ea fōsu wan) — airplane
  • Korean: 에어 포스 원 (eeo poseu won) — airplane