: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
Examples of airport in a Sentence
the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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Modi held a meeting with the national security adviser, the foreign minister and other senior officials at the airport and a special security cabinet meeting had been called for 1230 GMT, a defence ministry official said.
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Fayaz Bukhari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Two German teenagers who recently graduated high school say they were strip-searched and detained after arriving at the Honolulu airport during their world tour.
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The American Express Global Lounge Collection® can provide an escape at the airport.
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Yet when the two arrive at the airport in Houston, Fielder cannot access the private sanctum of the pilot’s lounge, much less any part of the airport past security.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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Fayaz Bukhari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Two German teenagers who recently graduated high school say they were strip-searched and detained after arriving at the Honolulu airport during their world tour.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The American Express Global Lounge Collection® can provide an escape at the airport.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2025
Yet when the two arrive at the airport in Houston, Fielder cannot access the private sanctum of the pilot’s lounge, much less any part of the airport past security.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for airport
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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airport
noun
air·port
ˈa(ə)r-ˌpōrt 
ˈe(ə)r-,
-ˌpȯrt
: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
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