as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
helicopters taking off from a military airdrome near Moscow
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Noun
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While the surrounding airfield dates back to the 1930s, when it was used as a military base by the Luftwaffe, the dome itself was built in the 1990s by the CargoLifter transport company.—
Gwen McClure,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026 -
Operations at the airfield near North Highlands has resumed.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This is a major system that will cause numerous airport delays, traffic to come to a standstill in many cases, when traffic is moving, slick spots will be an issue, and a spike in energy bills and likely fires as people try to stay warm should be expected.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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With a standby ticket, a crew member reaches the gates via normal airport security screening.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long-range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
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“Airdrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airdrome. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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