: 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 protests come during a federal government shutdown which has triggered layoffs, furloughs and pay withheld for federal workers, and traffic delays at some airports .
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Two years later, 19 people died following an eruption which devastated the south of the island and buried the capital, Plymouth, as well as its only airport at the time.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The airport therapy dog program started in 2022 and has been a passenger and employee favorite ever since, said Matt Morawski, director of communications for the Wayne County Airport Authority.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Then, six years later, Triumph put the airport manufacturing site up for sale, eventually being sold to TECT Aerospace in 2020.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
Two years later, 19 people died following an eruption which devastated the south of the island and buried the capital, Plymouth, as well as its only airport at the time.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The airport therapy dog program started in 2022 and has been a passenger and employee favorite ever since, said Matt Morawski, director of communications for the Wayne County Airport Authority.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Then, six years later, Triumph put the airport manufacturing site up for sale, eventually being sold to TECT Aerospace in 2020.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 17 Oct. 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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