airfield

noun

air·​field ˈer-ˌfēld 

: an area of land from which aircraft operate: such as

a

: airport

b

: air base

Synonyms of airfield

• airport
• aerodrome
• airstrip

Examples of airfield in a Sentence

the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield

Recent Examples on the Web

The runway remained closed while authorities evaluated the airplane and determined how to recover and remove it from the airfield, Wright said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Armed British police stopped the men near the Gloucestershire airfield and detained them on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

An International Civil Aviation Organization code, or better known as ICAO, is used to designate airfields. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had also carried out overnight strikes against targets in Russia, including an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in the Rostov region. — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airfield

• afield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield
• infield

Kids Definition

airfield

noun

air·​field ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld 

ˈe(ə)r-

1

: the landing field of an airport

2

: airport