heliports

noun

plural of heliport
as in airports

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  1. airports
  2. airfields
  3. aerodromes
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
  • The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile provides long-range strike capability against command centers, air defenses, communications sites, airfields, and logistics facilities.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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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