airport

noun

ˈer-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce airport (audio)
Definition of airportnext
as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline

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Recent Examples of airport Many have floated the idea of giving him the Nobel Peace Prize, naming airports after him, and making his birthday a federal holiday. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026 Why China is moving fast with robot hospitality China has already embraced service robots in hotels, restaurants, airports and public spaces. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 Built in 1962, architect Eero Saarinen’s former Trans World Airlines terminal is the only on-airport hotel at JFK. — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Miles of security fencing now surround the National Mall, with extensive road closures and airport-style screening at entrances to both the Great American State Fair and the Salute to America event. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for airport
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  1. airfield
  2. aerodrome
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  • Analysts believe such flexibility could prove valuable in any future high-intensity conflict where conventional airfields are under constant threat.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • By 1944, the Flying Tigers had come under American control, but still flew out of airfields in China, including one in Yunnan, China, where McKinney was based.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of airfield
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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