heliports

plural of heliport

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heliports
Noun
  • Strong storms delayed or halted flights at airports in some cities, including Chicago, Philadelphia and Newark, New Jersey.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Rosaviatsiya said that flight restrictions were also introduced at airports in the cities of Sochi and Gelendzhik on Russia's Black Sea coast, plus in the city of Krasnodar in southern Russia.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Over the past decade, Beijing transformed several reefs and outcroppings in the Spratly Islands into fortified artificial islands equipped with airfields, deep-water ports, radar systems and missile sites.
    James LaPorta, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The daring attack, a symbol of Ukraine's innovative drone efforts reminiscent of that stunning operation last year in which Ukraine hid drones in shipping trucks, releasing them deep in Russia and striking military airfields.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
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“Heliports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heliports. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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