helipads

noun

plural of helipad
as in heliports

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  1. airports
  2. airfields
Noun
  • This all comes at a time when ICE arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In the future, if these technical and regulatory limitations can be overcome, the technology could extend far beyond hotels and airports.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of airports
Noun
  • Operation Slingshot shows how KC-130J aircraft can deliver fuel, maintenance gear and personnel to remote airfields supporting F-35B fighters.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • An International Civil Aviation Organization code, or better known as ICAO, is used to designate airfields.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of airfields
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“Helipads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helipads. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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