airfield

noun

air·​field ˈer-ˌfēld 

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

a

: airport

b

: air base

Synonyms

• airport
• aerodrome [chiefly British]
• airstrip

Examples of airfield in a Sentence

the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield

Recent Examples on the Web

The statement said coordinated operations by Kyiv and its allies were behind attacks on railways in Russia's Bryansk and Kursk regions, as well as Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian airfields on June 1, dubbed Operation Spiderweb. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025

Their cross-country flight was about 2 miles southeast of the airfield when, amid dense fog, the jet struck high-tension power lines and went down around 3:47 a.m., officials said. —Melissa Chan, NBC news, 8 June 2025

And now, the new video from a drone itself lifting out of the truck, traveling toward one of the Russian airfields. —ABC News, 8 June 2025

Ukraine deployed first-person view, or FPV drones, in its attack on the Russian airfields. —Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 June 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