heliports

noun

plural of heliport
as in airports

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  1. airports
  2. airfields
  3. aerodromes
Noun
  • Joby Aviation has begun piloted electric air taxi flights across Florida, testing how the aircraft could operate between airports and other locations as the state works toward building a network for future aerial transportation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • At least three of them have been installed in Florida already, at airports in Gainesville, Tallahassee and the Panhandle’s Okaloosa County.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of airports
Noun
  • There are daily reports of civilian casualties deep inside Russia from Ukrainian drone strikes aimed at refineries, military plants, and airfields.
    — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The flights covered multiple airfields and procedures, offering a broader range of conditions than a single-aircraft demonstration.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of airfields
Noun
  • The former often requires irregular cargo like radar systems, missile launchers, helicopters, engineering gear, bridge-laying equipment, etc, delivered to areas with no existing aerodromes.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
Definition of aerodromes
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