airport

noun

air·​port ˈer-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce airport (audio)
: 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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airport was in 1902

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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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airport

noun
air·​port ˈa(ə)r-ˌpōrt How to pronounce airport (audio)
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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