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
Air cargo is expected to experience backlogs as a wide swath of capacity remains grounded due to airport closures in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bahrain and Kuwait.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
Lastly, while there is doubtless a tradeoff between construction costs and operations, a smooth operation at the big airport this coming summer — the busiest travel season — sure as heck needs to be a priority.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The French plane departed from Muscat, Oman and made a stop in Cairo, Egypt, before touching down at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Retaliatory strikes by Iran have directly hit the Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Kuwait airports over the last two days, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers and causing a ripple effect of flight cancelations throughout Europe and Africa.
—Laura Bassett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2026
Lastly, while there is doubtless a tradeoff between construction costs and operations, a smooth operation at the big airport this coming summer — the busiest travel season — sure as heck needs to be a priority.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The French plane departed from Muscat, Oman and made a stop in Cairo, Egypt, before touching down at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Retaliatory strikes by Iran have directly hit the Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Kuwait airports over the last two days, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers and causing a ripple effect of flight cancelations throughout Europe and Africa.
—Laura Bassett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airport
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Other military targets have included military airfields and fighter jets, according to CENTCOM.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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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
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The base, which sat on a hill east of the city, in the Franconia region of northern Bavaria, was a former Luftwaffe aerodrome, and had been occupied by American forces in 1945 and renamed in 1947 to honor Captain John A. Leighton, a U.S. Army Air Forces officer killed in World War II.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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All eight films were shot at Leavesden, a converted World War II-era aerodrome, which is now the production home base for the upcoming series.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airport. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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