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
Then came a notification that the El Paso airport had reopened.
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Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Three recent stories about South Florida travel covered airport slowdowns, changing tourism trends and new technology to speed up security.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The airport is across the border from Juarez, Mexico.
—Brian Dakss, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Why was the El Paso airport closed?
—Robbie Farias, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Three recent stories about South Florida travel covered airport slowdowns, changing tourism trends and new technology to speed up security.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The airport is across the border from Juarez, Mexico.
—Brian Dakss, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Why was the El Paso airport closed?
—Robbie Farias, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airport
Noun
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The airfield at Wana, the biggest town, was thick with security personnel.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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The trials were carried out at Predannack airfield on Cornwall’s Lizard Peninsula as part of an initiative known as Eagles Eye.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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