airdrome

noun

ˈer-ˌdrōm How to pronounce airdrome (audio)
Definition of airdromenext
as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal helicopters taking off from a military airdrome near Moscow

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  1. airfield
  2. airport
  3. aerodrome
Noun
  • Picture transport ships from China facing incoming anti-ship missiles; missile strikes blowing holes in airfields and key military installations; hilltop-to-hilltop fighting over rugged mountainous terrain; and urban warfare amid the skyscrapers of densely populated cities.
    Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The airfield at Taganrog, in southern Russia fewer than 100 miles from the front line in Ukraine, is a favorite target for Ukraine’s growing arsenal of deep-strike munitions.
    David Axe, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of airfield
Noun
  • All flights grounded Damage to the seaport and airport is likely to hamper aid efforts and economic recovery in a country dependent on agricultural exports and tourism.
    Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Those travelers now are using airports in New York or Boston.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of airport
Noun
  • The aim is to commercialize both piloted and autonomous civilian aircraft and the $1.4 billion will be spent creating a city-wide infrastructure for flying vehicles, with over 100 take-off and landing points in Guangzhou, a large general aviation aerodrome and a fleet of airborne taxis.
    Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
  • And a huge concrete area that looked like an aerodrome was awaiting rebuilding as a new suburb.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2024
Definition of aerodrome
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