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
In ninth grade, a deacon at his family’s church in Columbus—a Tuskegee Airman himself—took the family out to an airfield.
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Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday said the nighttime strikes targeted energy and industrial facilities serving Ukraine's armed forces, as well as military airfields.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
The outdoor terrace is the centerpiece of the redesign, providing sweeping views of the downtown skyline and active airfield.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
But historic satellite imagery showed little activity at the airfield in the years following that demonstration.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday said the nighttime strikes targeted energy and industrial facilities serving Ukraine's armed forces, as well as military airfields.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
The outdoor terrace is the centerpiece of the redesign, providing sweeping views of the downtown skyline and active airfield.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
But historic satellite imagery showed little activity at the airfield in the years following that demonstration.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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Gentry guided the airport through its COVID response, establishing a team that worked on building passenger confidence and protecting airport employees.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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The other option is to take control of the Strait of Hormuz by seizing a small island in the Strait that has an airport.—
Jamie McIntyre,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Smaller unmanned aircraft don’t need a military airstrip to launch.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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Troops would need to collect the material from several places, secure an airstrip near each, truck or helicopter the equipment and material to and from the strip, and defend against attacks on the preparations and shipments.—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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