as in airport
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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Recent Examples of airfield
At least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, trained to land in hostile territory to secure key positions and airfields, have been ordered to the Middle East.
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ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Also, at least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne -- trained to land in hostile territory to secure key territory and airfields -- have been ordered to the region.
—Jon Gambrell and David Rising The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Two controllers were working in the tower cab at the time, the top of the tower that looks out over the airfield, the NTSB confirmed on Tuesday.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Also, at least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne — trained to land in hostile territory to secure key territory and airfields — have been ordered to the region.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Also, at least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne -- trained to land in hostile territory to secure key territory and airfields -- have been ordered to the region.
—Jon Gambrell and David Rising The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Two controllers were working in the tower cab at the time, the top of the tower that looks out over the airfield, the NTSB confirmed on Tuesday.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Also, at least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne — trained to land in hostile territory to secure key territory and airfields — have been ordered to the region.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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Leo's Camair charter landed at the Bamenda airport, where jubilant Cameroonians clogged the roads, blowing horns and dancing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Logan Express also offers $3 rides to the airport from Back Bay, and a free ride back for ticket holders.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The base, which sat on a hill east of the city, in the Franconia region of northern Bavaria, was a former Luftwaffe aerodrome, and had been occupied by American forces in 1945 and renamed in 1947 to honor Captain John A. Leighton, a U.S. Army Air Forces officer killed in World War II.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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All eight films were shot at Leavesden, a converted World War II-era aerodrome, which is now the production home base for the upcoming series.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The judges zoomed in on the level of federal involvement needed to trigger a federal law that would subject the complex of tents and trailers, built on an airstrip in the Big Cypress National Preserve, to an environmental review.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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The state awarded Gothams a $36 million contract to help outfit and maintain the facility, which was thrown up in just over a week on an old airstrip.—
Neena Satija,
Houston Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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