airfield

air·field

noun \-ˌfēld\

Definition of AIRFIELD

: an area of land from which aircraft operate: as a : airport b : air base

Examples of AIRFIELD

1. <the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield>

First Known Use of AIRFIELD

1927

Related to AIRFIELD

Synonyms: aerodrome [chiefly British], airdrome, airport, field

Related Words: air base, air park, helipad, heliport, jetport; airstrip, landing field, landing strip, runway; launchpad, pad

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Rhymes with AIRFIELD

afield, backfield, Bloomfield, brickfield, Burchfield, coalfield, cornfield, downfield, dress shield, Enfield, Fairfield, force field, goldfield, greenfield, Hadfield, heat shield, Hounsfield, ice field, infield, left field, Masefield, midfield, minefield, oil field, outfield, playfield, right field, Schofield, Sheffield, snowfield, Springfield, subfield, unsealed, upfield, Wakefield, well-heeled, windshield