as in airports
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 airfields
Also, at least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne -- trained to land in hostile territory to secure key territory and airfields -- have been ordered to the region.
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Jon Gambrell and David Rising The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Also, at least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne — trained to land in hostile territory to secure key territory and airfields — have been ordered to the region.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The paratroopers are trained to jump into hostile or contested areas to secure key territory and airfields.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 25 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
Other military targets have included military airfields and fighter jets, according to CENTCOM.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Only a few hours’ flying time from the Middle East, Diego Garcia offers airfields long enough for the heaviest bombers and has naval docks large enough for aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
In addition, Iranian air defense weapons, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields were also targeted, according to officials.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
From North Island’s military aviation school, generations of engineers and airfields have grown.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Jon Gambrell and David Rising The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Also, at least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne — trained to land in hostile territory to secure key territory and airfields — have been ordered to the region.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The paratroopers are trained to jump into hostile or contested areas to secure key territory and airfields.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 25 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
Other military targets have included military airfields and fighter jets, according to CENTCOM.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Only a few hours’ flying time from the Middle East, Diego Garcia offers airfields long enough for the heaviest bombers and has naval docks large enough for aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
In addition, Iranian air defense weapons, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields were also targeted, according to officials.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
From North Island’s military aviation school, generations of engineers and airfields have grown.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfields
airports
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Senators are under intense pressure to resolve the impasse as chaos at airports continues.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Now many of those same immigration agents are in more than a dozen airports across the country, milling around and maskless.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Airfields.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfields. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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