heliport
noun
, ˈhē-\
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There is also a saltwater pool, a heliport and a barn with three bedrooms for guests. — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, "De Beers Heiress Lists UFO-Style Home for a Record $11 Million," 2 Aug. 2018 My phone buzzed just before 6:30 p.m. to meet the evening’s host, Priyanka Chopra, at the Wall Street heliport. — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, "Priyanka Chopra, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Vogue Host the Most Lavish Summer Dinner Party Ever," 13 July 2018 So Mom planned for the first portion of the send-off to be live-streamed from a heliport. — Cassie Owens, Philly.com, "Not your parents' prom: Inside Philly's elaborate send-off culture," 8 June 2018 The firm also will build a retail store to promote its products and proposes to have a museum and heliport too, the village said. — Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Haribo gummy bear factory in Kenosha County could have up to 1,450 workers," 18 Apr. 2018 Nearby Bessbrook was home to the busiest heliport in Europe, operated by the British army. — The Economist, "Twenty years after a peace deal the mood is sour in Northern Ireland," 28 Mar. 2018 Last weekend, FlyNYON was still in business, shuttling customers from its office in Kearny to the nearby heliport for rides in a helicopter that kept its doors on. — Patrick Mcgeehan, New York Times, "Passenger’s Harness May Have Tripped Switch in Deadly Helicopter Crash," 26 Mar. 2018 The helicopter was owned and operated by Mr. Vance’s employer, Liberty Helicopters, which is based at a heliport in Kearny, N.J., but has a big presence at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport near Wall Street. — Patrick Mcgeehan, New York Times, "Passenger’s Harness May Have Tripped Switch in Deadly Helicopter Crash," 26 Mar. 2018 With her backing, the government of the principality, wedged between France and Italy, erects a white tent each January in a public park next to the tiny Monaco heliport. — Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian, "After Claims of Animal Cruelty, Can the Circus Survive?," 29 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heliport.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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