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Definition of air base

as in air park

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Al Udeid, the US air base outside Doha built from 1996, gave Washington a forward hub and gave Qatar protection no amount of gas money could buy on its own. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 The test, conducted at the Alamogordo air base, was the culmination of the Manhattan Project, the classified American effort to build an atom bomb—before Nazi Germany could do the same. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

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An American airbase in the country was hit by Iranian missiles as part of the twelve-day war last June, in which America and Israel attacked Iran, and then Qatar was also hit by Israel later that year, when the Israelis targeted Hamas leaders in Doha. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026 Iran’s retaliatory strikes have since targeted Gulf nations and also a British airbase in Cyprus. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for air base

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This case is small enough for spontaneous games by the lake, in an airport lounge, or after a long lunch that stretches into sunset cocktails—even the simplest games deserve first-class treatment.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2026
And with this universal adapter compatible with over 200 countries, a few hours to kill in an international airport gets a little easier.

— Lara Kramer, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

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There’s a section dedicated to coffee makers of many sizes and colors; reproductions of El Morro castle with a small slot for a paper roll that tells the story of the fortress; and maracas made in Cuba by artisans.

— Sarah Moreno August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
There was a metal gate rolled out making the front portion of the plane an impenetrable fortress.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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The two-acre facility, owned by the city and operated by Downtown Skyport, is the busiest commercial heliport in the world, hosting up to 200 flights a day.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026
An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.

— Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

Definition of heliport

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The airstrip was intended in the 1960s for a massive jetport that, with its access corridors east and west, would have trashed Florida’s greatest natural resource, the Everglades.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Construction on a huge jetport had begun, but Stoneman Douglas and others were able to stop it after just one runway was built in the fragile wetlands.

— CHRISTINA MAYO, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025

Definition of jetport

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Iran has issued a list of concessions the US must make in order for the vital Strait of Hormuz to be reopened, once again bringing the waterway center-stage in Tehran’s dealings with Washington.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
His early memories center on 2005’s Axis of Evil tour, during which Ahmed Ahmed, Maz Jobrani, Aron Kader, and Dean Obeidallah set out to contend with an American public still living under the cloud of the World Trade Center attack.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

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Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on August 10, 2026, in Washington, DC.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
In May of last year, an Army helicopter that was instructed to fly over the Pentagon helipad forced controllers to order two flights to abort landings at Reagan National Airport to prevent collisions.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of helipad

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Head south towards the River Douro, stopping to see sights such as the famed azulejo tiles in São Bento station and the cathedral along the way.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Yellowstone is monitored using seismometers, GPS stations, satellite observations, and instruments that track water and gas chemistry.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

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