Examples of airfield in a Sentence
the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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Supplying Tomahawk missiles, which can travel 1,500 miles, could enable Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, including military bases, logistics hubs, airfields, and command centers.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
The island’s ports and airfields now serve as critical hubs for refueling, resupply, and surveillance.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Heathrow Airport was first opened as a small airfield in 1930, becoming a larger travel hub — and eventually, London's primary and largest airport — in the years following World War II.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Engineers say the aircraft could take off from 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) semi-prepared runways, even carrying its full payload, allowing deployment from remote or rugged airfields.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
The island’s ports and airfields now serve as critical hubs for refueling, resupply, and surveillance.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Heathrow Airport was first opened as a small airfield in 1930, becoming a larger travel hub — and eventually, London's primary and largest airport — in the years following World War II.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Engineers say the aircraft could take off from 2,600-meter (8,530-foot) semi-prepared runways, even carrying its full payload, allowing deployment from remote or rugged airfields.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfield. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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airfield
noun
air·field
ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld 
ˈe(ə)r-
1
: the landing field of an airport
2
: airport
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