airfield

noun

air·​field ˈer-ˌfēld How to pronounce airfield (audio)
: an area of land from which aircraft operate: such as
a
b

Examples of airfield in a Sentence

the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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On Thursday, June 13th, Clooney landed at a private airfield in the Los Angeles area. Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025 Airlines have been proactively altering their schedules, partly by canceling some flights in and out of Newark, to address the current limitations at the airfield. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 May 2025 Meanwhile, one drone strike hit the airfield in the Moscow region, where aircraft and personnel participating in the parade on May 9 were stationed, according to one Russian Telegram channel. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 Hildebrand found the set itself, which was built on a former World War II airfield turned film studio outside London, more visceral. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for airfield

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airfield was in 1919

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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfield. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

airfield

noun
air·​field ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld How to pronounce airfield (audio)
ˈe(ə)r-
1
: the landing field of an airport
2

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