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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Ben Montgomery/Getty Images Russia has a number of military bases and airfields around the city of Murmansk and nearby Severomorsk, the home of the main Northern Fleet headquarters and a major submarine base.
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Ellie Cook
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
One constant problem for airfields is the presence of birds and other wildlife that pose a serious threat to aircraft and field operations.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
In an effort to limit Russia’s ability to carry out attacks, Ukraine attacked Borisoglebsk military airfield, in Russia’s Voronezh region on Ukraine’s eastern flank, striking a warehouse containing glide bombs,.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The suit seeks to block the Trump administration from building the new facility on a Florida airfield, the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT) near Big Cypress National Preserve.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 27 June 2025
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Ellie Cook
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
One constant problem for airfields is the presence of birds and other wildlife that pose a serious threat to aircraft and field operations.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
In an effort to limit Russia’s ability to carry out attacks, Ukraine attacked Borisoglebsk military airfield, in Russia’s Voronezh region on Ukraine’s eastern flank, striking a warehouse containing glide bombs,.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The suit seeks to block the Trump administration from building the new facility on a Florida airfield, the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT) near Big Cypress National Preserve.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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And if something goes really, really wrong, Miguel and I will head directly to the airport and take the next flight out.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Affected airports alongside Chicago included Denver, Newark, Houston and San Francisco, per the FAA.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 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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The lawsuit in Miami against federal and state authorities is one of two legal challenges to the South Florida detention center which was built more than a month ago by the state of Florida on an isolated airstrip owned by Miami-Dade County.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
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The issue over the request for religious services sparked some confusion over which government entity has jurisdiction over the facility at Alligator Alcatraz, the country’s newest, most novel immigration detention center located in an isolated airstrip near the Big Cypress National Preserve.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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