airport

noun

air·​port ˈer-ˌpȯrt 

: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal

Synonyms of airport

• airfield
• aerodrome

Examples of airport in a Sentence

the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline

Recent Examples on the Web

Although runway operations have partially resumed at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, damage to airport infrastructure continues to limit the volume of aid entering the country. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 June 2026

Bahrain's Interior Ministry said Iranian munitions hit a residential building near the international airport. — Willem Marx, NPR, 28 June 2026

Some of the trainees' family members were at the small regional airport and witnessed the crash, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told reporters. — Christian Hartmann, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said the Iranian strikes damaged a residential building near the international airport and no one was killed. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airport

• abort
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort

Kids Definition

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