as in airport
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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Recent Examples of airfield
King County had prohibited Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using an airfield for removal flights in 2019 when Trump was last in office.
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Six large structures will be built offsite, transported across the airfield and connected to each other to form the new terminal.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
They were also given a tour of the equipment used at Bradley for its snow operations and got to see the airfield in action.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2024
Singh said long-range missiles likely would not be able to reach specific Russian airfields.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Six large structures will be built offsite, transported across the airfield and connected to each other to form the new terminal.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
They were also given a tour of the equipment used at Bradley for its snow operations and got to see the airfield in action.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2024
Singh said long-range missiles likely would not be able to reach specific Russian airfields.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
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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
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Those travelers now are using airports in New York or Boston.Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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The association alleged that the military denied use of aircraft for transporting personnel and equipment and hasn’t collaborated in the destruction of mining machinery and airstrips.Fabiano Maisonnave, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
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Violence has flared in the western Pacific coast state ever since the late July arrest of Zambada, after he was flown to an airstrip in the United States near the city of El Paso, Texas, and promptly taken into custody by U.S. officials.Reuters, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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