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

Venezuelan military bases could be among the potential targets, Cancian told , while going after the cartels would involve strikes on cartel leadership, production facilities, smuggling airfields and warehouses at ports. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

The airfield was established during World War II as an Aerial Gunnery Training Base for 35,000 airmen, including Charles Bronson and Clayton Moore. —Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 2025

The first airfield built on the site was Midway during World War II. —Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025

Debate over the location of the airfield and the impact of flying activities on the park’s biological resources has been ongoing for years. —Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025

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