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
However, satellite images of Russian airfields show extensive damage to the planes.
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Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Using relatively inexpensive drones, Ukraine on Sunday launched unprecedented attacks on Russian airfields as far away as Siberia, dealing a heavy blow to the Kremlin’s strategic bomber fleet, with reportedly 40 aircraft damaged or destroyed.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 117 drones were used in the operation and hit airfields in regions deep in Russia.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
In contrast, the cost of one of the Ukrainian drones used in yesterday’s attack has been estimated at about $1,200—so that even if the airfields were attacked with 100 drones each (a seemingly high estimate), the total cost of the drones used would have been less than $1 million.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
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Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Using relatively inexpensive drones, Ukraine on Sunday launched unprecedented attacks on Russian airfields as far away as Siberia, dealing a heavy blow to the Kremlin’s strategic bomber fleet, with reportedly 40 aircraft damaged or destroyed.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 June 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 117 drones were used in the operation and hit airfields in regions deep in Russia.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
In contrast, the cost of one of the Ukrainian drones used in yesterday’s attack has been estimated at about $1,200—so that even if the airfields were attacked with 100 drones each (a seemingly high estimate), the total cost of the drones used would have been less than $1 million.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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When Stephen Colbert landed in New Zealand in 2019, his ride from the airport was Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The culmination of six years of R&D and testing, each aircraft is designed to transport up to five passengers plus a pilot on short hops between airports – though the eVTOL can also include vertiports in its air mobility mix.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 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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President-elect Donald Trump has appointed a prominent Idaho businessman whose Sawtooth ranch airstrip has been at the center of controversy and an ongoing lawsuit to serve as Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the Department of Agriculture.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
3 June 2025
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Control over Pacific ports, airstrips, and ICT systems could serve dual-use purposes, enabling transit, logistics, and expanded influence in the U.S. backyard.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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