airdrome

noun

ˈer-ˌdrōm How to pronounce airdrome (audio)
Definition of airdromenext
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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  1. airfield
  2. airport
  3. aerodrome
Noun
  • His administration converted the airfield into a temporary detention camp for people accused of federal immigration violations, a move the county criticized but did not fight in court.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Guam expands missile reach Guam is one of the United States’ key military sites in the Western Pacific, with a major naval base and a strategic airfield.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of airfield
Noun
  • If you’re headed north after landing at the airport, do yourself a favor and check out these places.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • In that case, the airports are run by the city’s Chicago Department of Aviation.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026
Definition of airport
Noun
  • The former often requires irregular cargo like radar systems, missile launchers, helicopters, engineering gear, bridge-laying equipment, etc, delivered to areas with no existing aerodromes.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP via Getty Images The aircraft, registered in Germany, crashed in a grassy area near the runway of the Nancy-Essey aerodrome, close to a residential area and two roads, an AFP journalist reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of aerodrome
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