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 sale includes discounts on travel essentials, including sleek luggage, winter-ready airport outfits, comfy walking shoes, and versatile travel accessories.
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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
The normally quiet airport turned festive.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Redundancy is common in airport stores so travelers don’t have to cross entire terminals to get, say, a phone charger, so expect similar items across all the retail locations.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Entertainment meets the airport Walbridge and her husband, Jordan Walbridge, founded Gameway in 2017 to bring entertainment into airports, Emma Walbridge said.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
The normally quiet airport turned festive.
—Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Redundancy is common in airport stores so travelers don’t have to cross entire terminals to get, say, a phone charger, so expect similar items across all the retail locations.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Entertainment meets the airport Walbridge and her husband, Jordan Walbridge, founded Gameway in 2017 to bring entertainment into airports, Emma Walbridge said.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airport
Noun
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That was a rainy, cold, three in the morning night out at an airfield.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Flying Tiger Heritage Park is on the site of an old airfield in Guilin where Chennault once had his command post in a cave.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 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 Sep. 2025.
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