airdrome

Definition of airdromenext
as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal helicopters taking off from a military airdrome near Moscow

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Noun
  • Behind the scenes, her military reportedly drew up plans to blow up airfields in the event of an American invasion.
    Nikhil Kumar, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The Independence project across Barnett Avenue from the Marine base replaced the Ryan airfield at Dutch Flats.
    Eric DuVall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • After the Boeing 737 landed at the airport in San Diego, the pilot reported to the tower that the plane had possibly hit a drone while flying at about 3,000 feet.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In one incident, Southall allegedly concealed the pair of shoes underneath his jacket before leaving the airport, per the warrant.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The base, which sat on a hill east of the city, in the Franconia region of northern Bavaria, was a former Luftwaffe aerodrome, and had been occupied by American forces in 1945 and renamed in 1947 to honor Captain John A. Leighton, a U.S. Army Air Forces officer killed in World War II.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • All eight films were shot at Leavesden, a converted World War II-era aerodrome, which is now the production home base for the upcoming series.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Airdrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airdrome. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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