helipads

noun

plural of helipad
as in heliports

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  1. airports
  2. airfields
Noun
  • International arrival areas inside airports serve as ports of entry for this purpose.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit is looking to force the release of records regarding the expansion of privatized security screening at airports, a new program known as TSA Gold+.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of airports
Noun
  • These were quick to convert and quick to put to sea in sufficient numbers to protect convoys far from the defense of any airfields.
    — David Szondy July 21, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
  • After several of the most dramatic strikes—against Russian oil refineries, military airfields, weapons factories—President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the company and its engineers.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of airfields
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“Helipads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helipads. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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