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
However, the airport's security coordinator temporarily shut down the airfield and coordinated with Transportation Security Administration in Little Rock as local law enforcement arrived at the scene.
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Lori Dunn and Stevon Gamble Texarkana Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025
First opened in 1941, the airfield sits on thousands of years of history, and when construction began in September on improvements to the airfield, the Royal Air Force (RAF) called for help from archaeologists to sift through the sediment.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
The airfield is located about 15 miles southwest of Reagan Washington National.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
Proposals to increase the number of flights at the airfield have drawn strong objections from local politicians and safety officials.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
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Lori Dunn and Stevon Gamble Texarkana Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025
First opened in 1941, the airfield sits on thousands of years of history, and when construction began in September on improvements to the airfield, the Royal Air Force (RAF) called for help from archaeologists to sift through the sediment.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
The airfield is located about 15 miles southwest of Reagan Washington National.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
Proposals to increase the number of flights at the airfield have drawn strong objections from local politicians and safety officials.
—Barbara Peterson, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, (LAS,) is the seventh-busiest airport in the United States.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Sami then left dead Farhad on the road, and proceeded to the airstrip with Noor’s very shook mother.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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