Examples of aerodrome in a Sentence
landed at the aerodrome in Surrey, south of London
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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.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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
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
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
Its population — estimated at 18 in 2019 — consists only of Norwegian military personnel who operate its military aerodrome and meteorological station.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
The aim is to commercialize both piloted and autonomous civilian aircraft and the $1.4 billion will be spent creating a city-wide infrastructure for flying vehicles, with over 100 take-off and landing points in Guangzhou, a large general aviation aerodrome and a fleet of airborne taxis.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
And a huge concrete area that looked like an aerodrome was awaiting rebuilding as a new suburb.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2024
But William died six weeks later, when his racing aircraft crashed at an aerodrome near Wolverhampton.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Mar. 2024
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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
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
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
Its population — estimated at 18 in 2019 — consists only of Norwegian military personnel who operate its military aerodrome and meteorological station.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
The aim is to commercialize both piloted and autonomous civilian aircraft and the $1.4 billion will be spent creating a city-wide infrastructure for flying vehicles, with over 100 take-off and landing points in Guangzhou, a large general aviation aerodrome and a fleet of airborne taxis.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
And a huge concrete area that looked like an aerodrome was awaiting rebuilding as a new suburb.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2024
But William died six weeks later, when his racing aircraft crashed at an aerodrome near Wolverhampton.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Aerodrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aerodrome. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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aerodrome
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