: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
Examples of airport in a Sentence
the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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The leaders of the world's biggest economies met at the airport in Busan, an hour's drive away from the APEC host city of Gyeongju, for just an hour and 40 minutes.
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Se Eun Gong, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
New York City’s Emergency Management office said on X that Newark delays often ripple out to the region’s other airports.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
While the region is quite some distance from Rome, regional train lines and the nearest airport, in Brindisi, can get you there.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Still, in previous shutdowns, these essential workers have eventually started to call out from work in increasing numbers, which has led to longer security lines and delays at some airports.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
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Se Eun Gong, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
New York City’s Emergency Management office said on X that Newark delays often ripple out to the region’s other airports.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
While the region is quite some distance from Rome, regional train lines and the nearest airport, in Brindisi, can get you there.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Still, in previous shutdowns, these essential workers have eventually started to call out from work in increasing numbers, which has led to longer security lines and delays at some airports.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for airport
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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airport
noun
air·port
ˈa(ə)r-ˌpōrt 
ˈe(ə)r-,
-ˌpȯrt
: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
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