as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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Recent Examples of airport
The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The flights operated out of a number of airports around the country; Charlotte’s flight happened to be the last one.
—Chase Jordan
october 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
Terminal 2’s expansive airport mall provides a variety of clean, spacious storefronts for shopping and dining, including several local culinary standouts.
—Anna Katherine Clemmons, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
According to airport officials and industry analysts, the damage was estimated at approximately $1 billion, much of it related to goods imported by the apparel industry.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The flights operated out of a number of airports around the country; Charlotte’s flight happened to be the last one.
—Chase Jordan
october 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
Terminal 2’s expansive airport mall provides a variety of clean, spacious storefronts for shopping and dining, including several local culinary standouts.
—Anna Katherine Clemmons, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
According to airport officials and industry analysts, the damage was estimated at approximately $1 billion, much of it related to goods imported by the apparel industry.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airport
Noun
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The only countries with large enough airfields and refueling stations were Guinea and Senegal.—
Time,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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As night fell on one Ukrainian airfield earlier this month, a small group of men assembled a pilot-less light plane for a 2,000-kilometer (1,243-mile) mission deep into Russia.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 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
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airport. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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