aerodrome

noun

aero·drome | \ ˈer-ə-ˌdrōm

Definition of aerodrome

chiefly British

: airfield

Examples of aerodrome in a Sentence

landed at the aerodrome in Surrey, south of London

Recent Examples on the Web

The military report cited by NTV says that on Sept. 16 a lieutenant colonel and a senior lieutenant carried out a sortie at 2:47 p.m. from an aerodrome to practice live fire combat exercises. — David Filipov, Washington Post, "A Russian helicopter accidentally fired on spectators during war games, state TV says," 19 Sep. 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aerodrome.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.