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
Ukraine has also turned to air drones to routinely strike deep into Russian territory at the Kremlin's war machine, including oil refineries, military airfields and ammunition depots.
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Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
Airport crews are actively preparing airfield and terminal facilities for winter weather and will continue to monitor conditions closely.
—Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
The two bases have long served as crucial overseas US military staging posts for operations far from home, with Diego Garcia a key airfield for the US’ heavy bomber fleet.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The port has invested nearly $42 million — a combination of port money and grants from the Texas Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration — for airfield and airport upgrades, including the vertiport site about a block from the campus’ headquarters.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
Airport crews are actively preparing airfield and terminal facilities for winter weather and will continue to monitor conditions closely.
—Lynne Sullivan, The Providence Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
The two bases have long served as crucial overseas US military staging posts for operations far from home, with Diego Garcia a key airfield for the US’ heavy bomber fleet.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The port has invested nearly $42 million — a combination of port money and grants from the Texas Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration — for airfield and airport upgrades, including the vertiport site about a block from the campus’ headquarters.
—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
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Emotional reunions at airports around the world underscore the relief many families feel after making it home following days of uncertainty.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday that out of 941 Iranian drones detected since the start of the Iran war, 65 fell within its territory, damaging ports, airports, hotels and data centers.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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The base, which sat on a hill east of the city, in the Franconia region of northern Bavaria, was a former Luftwaffe aerodrome, and had been occupied by American forces in 1945 and renamed in 1947 to honor Captain John A. Leighton, a U.S. Army Air Forces officer killed in World War II.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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All eight films were shot at Leavesden, a converted World War II-era aerodrome, which is now the production home base for the upcoming series.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Nearby was a private airstrip with a hangar and helipad.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Shared on YouTube on February 11, the recording shows the eVTOL unmanned aerial system (UAS) carrying out a hover test on an open airstrip.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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