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helipad

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Recent Examples of helipad Even though the flight took off from a helipad on the property, the wedding venue didn’t have proper safety standards and a plan in place to cancel the send-off in case of bad weather, the lawyers allege. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026 My morning coffee tasted so much better without the news about the helipad accompanied by a photo and the mumblings of a grinning Trump. — Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Trump has readied a helipad on the White House South Lawn before Xi’s arrival and has lamented that his ballroom will not be ready to host the Chinese leader. — Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Trump said last week that workers finished construction of a helipad on the South Lawn. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for helipad

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Noun

The hotel also has its own private heliport, should that be of interest.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
In September, the Miami Beach Land Use and Sustainability Committee voted 2-1 to approve the Citadel founder’s heliport request and pass it on to the planning department for approval, then ultimately to the full City Commission.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

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More than 350 flights were canceled or delayed at Moscow airports, local media reported, as planes were grounded in response to incoming drones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Iranian missiles and drones struck several Gulf states repeatedly including the UAE, hitting five star hotels and Dubai’s airport.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of airport

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The 50-ton boulder was found about 30 feet below the surface of the airfield while crews excavated the South Detention Basin, a stormwater management facility, as part of the ORDNext terminal expansion project.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The deal would greenlight nearly a dozen renovation projects from the concourses to the airfield, the airport announced in a press release Wednesday.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of airfield

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The air base in western England has been used to bomb Iran during this year’s war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
The 2025 decision came after the group claimed responsibility for breaking into a major air base, RAF Brize Norton, northwest of London, and damaging aircraft.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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