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
Bocharov Ruchey, the Russian president's summer residence, is located in the Tsentralny district in the northwest of Sochi, around 17 miles from the international airport.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The amount of signs, airport staff and gates, etc.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
The cultural venue is set on a public plaza on Heydar Aliyev Boulevard, a main throughway in Baku that connects the international airport to the old city.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Washington — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a regional jet was forced to abort its landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and circle the airport when pilots spotted an airport vehicle on the runway.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The amount of signs, airport staff and gates, etc.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
The cultural venue is set on a public plaza on Heydar Aliyev Boulevard, a main throughway in Baku that connects the international airport to the old city.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Washington — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a regional jet was forced to abort its landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and circle the airport when pilots spotted an airport vehicle on the runway.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 9 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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