as in airport
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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Recent Examples of airfield
The only countries with large enough airfields and refueling stations were Guinea and Senegal.
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Time, 28 Oct. 2025
As night fell on one Ukrainian airfield earlier this month, a small group of men assembled a pilot-less light plane for a 2,000-kilometer (1,243-mile) mission deep into Russia.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Supplying Tomahawk missiles, which can travel 1,500 miles, could enable Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, including military bases, logistics hubs, airfields, and command centers.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Heathrow Airport was first opened as a small airfield in 1930, becoming a larger travel hub — and eventually, London's primary and largest airport — in the years following World War II.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Time, 28 Oct. 2025
As night fell on one Ukrainian airfield earlier this month, a small group of men assembled a pilot-less light plane for a 2,000-kilometer (1,243-mile) mission deep into Russia.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Supplying Tomahawk missiles, which can travel 1,500 miles, could enable Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, including military bases, logistics hubs, airfields, and command centers.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Heathrow Airport was first opened as a small airfield in 1930, becoming a larger travel hub — and eventually, London's primary and largest airport — in the years following World War II.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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The Louisville airport is only a 10-minute drive from the city's downtown, which sits on the river bordering the Indiana state line.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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Flights are being delayed and cancelled across the country because of airport staffing shortages.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Our final day, driving to the airstrip, Ntwayagae pulled over one last time.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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The plane crashed in a hilly and forested area about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Diani airstrip, authorities said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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