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 country has already dredged up 70 percent of China's total 2,300 acres and, like China, has begun to add defensive structures, airfields and harbors at several features.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Ford also built an adjoining airfield so bombers could roll straight from the line to flight tests.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
On April 4, 1981, in a truly daring airstrike, an Iranian KC-707 and KC-747 flew with Iranian fighter jets deep into Iraqi airspace during the landmark surprise strike against the strategic H-3 airfield in Iraq’s western Anbar province.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
On Sunday, August 31, two Royal Navy destroyers were sunk off the Dutch coast, German planes continued their assault on British airfields, and Nazi fighters dropped bombs across England, marking the beginning of the London Blitz.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Ford also built an adjoining airfield so bombers could roll straight from the line to flight tests.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
On April 4, 1981, in a truly daring airstrike, an Iranian KC-707 and KC-747 flew with Iranian fighter jets deep into Iraqi airspace during the landmark surprise strike against the strategic H-3 airfield in Iraq’s western Anbar province.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
On Sunday, August 31, two Royal Navy destroyers were sunk off the Dutch coast, German planes continued their assault on British airfields, and Nazi fighters dropped bombs across England, marking the beginning of the London Blitz.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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Then, in June, Lyles cast the tiebreaking vote deciding not to study ways to improve working conditions for airport employees.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tribhuvan International Airport, the country's main international airport, was also shut down due to smoke in the area.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 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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That’s about half of the capacity of Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention center Florida set up on an airstrip in the Everglades in late June.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Of course, romanticism has never been Denis’ thing, and from the moment Leonie touches down at a tiny airstrip, the reality of where she’s landed becomes apparent.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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