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
Passenger luggage at airports accounted for the highest number of seizures, while shipments found in sea cargo were the largest by volume.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
The airport is urging travelers who are scheduled to fly the evening of June 14 to check their flight's status directly with the airline.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 June 2025
At a press conference announcing the early completion of a runway reconstruction project at the airport, alongside Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, United CEO Scott Kirby said that travelers in and out of Newark will be able to take advantage of great airfare deals this summer.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Measles Summer travel season is here and that means millions of people will be in and out of busy airports, train stations and tourist destinations.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
The airport is urging travelers who are scheduled to fly the evening of June 14 to check their flight's status directly with the airline.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 June 2025
At a press conference announcing the early completion of a runway reconstruction project at the airport, alongside Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, United CEO Scott Kirby said that travelers in and out of Newark will be able to take advantage of great airfare deals this summer.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Measles Summer travel season is here and that means millions of people will be in and out of busy airports, train stations and tourist destinations.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airport
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Ukraine deployed first-person view, or FPV drones, in its attack on the Russian airfields.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Russia conducted its second-largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine since the start of its invasion in 2022, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) whose graph illustrate the response to Kyiv's drone barrage on Russian military airfields.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 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,
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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