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

By 2024, they were regularly being used to strike Russian airfields, ammunition depots and oil refineries. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

China is rapidly reshaping a remote desert airfield into a major test center for its most advanced military aircraft. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

The network of pipelines and refineries necessary for military airfields, for example, was foundational for the petrolization of societies. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

And that's assuming there's a convenient airfield available for said aircraft to operate from. — New Atlas, 4 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