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helipad

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as in heliport

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Recent Examples of helipad Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on August 10, in Washington, DC. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Its front is shaped like an eagle and will be laid into the helipad's presidential seal once work is completed. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Its front is shaped like an eagle and will be laid into the helipad’s presidential seal once work is completed. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Further afield lie a helipad and two private docks to facilitate comings and goings. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for helipad

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The two-acre facility, owned by the city and operated by Downtown Skyport, is the busiest commercial heliport in the world, hosting up to 200 flights a day.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026
An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.

— Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

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Palace matched Sunderland’s agreement with the French side and, at one stage, both clubs had a plane waiting at Lyon’s airport to bring Fofana to England.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Saudi Arabia has promised to build desalination plants and two airports, and invest in telecommunications projects worth more than $1 billion.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026

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The airport is a strategic hub that hosts a key military air base, known as Base 101, as well as the headquarters of Russia’s Africa Corps in the country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
In response, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Thursday there was no Turkish military delegation at the Syrian air base before or during Israel’s attack.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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