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
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That was a rainy, cold, three in the morning night out at an airfield.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025 -
The Flying Tiger Heritage Park is on the site of an old airfield in Guilin where Chennault once had his command post in a cave.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Some like to get to the airport very early, with time for a full picnic, while others are dashing in at the last minute while downing a protein bar.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before Mexico forced cargo airlines to start using Felipe Angeles in 2022, all the major international airlines had shunned the airport that is so far from the center of Mexico City that is can take 2 1/2 hours to drive to the terminal.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long-range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
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“Airdrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airdrome. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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