jetport

noun

Definition of jetportnext
as in airport

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Recent Examples of jetport The airstrip was intended in the 1960s for a massive jetport that, with its access corridors east and west, would have trashed Florida’s greatest natural resource, the Everglades. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026 Construction on a huge jetport had begun, but Stoneman Douglas and others were able to stop it after just one runway was built in the fragile wetlands. — Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025 Somewhere in the jetport controvert, Nixon took a liking to Reed and appointed him assistant secretary of the Interior. — Alex Harris, miamiherald, 11 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetport
  1. airport
  2. heliport
  3. airfield
  4. helipad
  5. air base
  6. aerodrome
Noun
  • Why China is moving fast with robot hospitality China has already embraced service robots in hotels, restaurants, airports and public spaces.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Miles of security fencing now surround the National Mall, with extensive road closures and airport-style screening at entrances to both the Great American State Fair and the Salute to America event.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of airport
Noun
  • The two-acre facility, owned by the city and operated by Downtown Skyport, is the busiest commercial heliport in the world, hosting up to 200 flights a day.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026
  • An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.
    — Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Definition of heliport
Noun
  • Analysts believe such flexibility could prove valuable in any future high-intensity conflict where conventional airfields are under constant threat.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • By 1944, the Flying Tigers had come under American control, but still flew out of airfields in China, including one in Yunnan, China, where McKinney was based.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of airfield
Noun
  • Trump announced last week the multimillion-dollar helipad would be paid for by Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin.
    — Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • According to the listing, the grounds could also accommodate a helipad, subject to local approvals.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
Definition of helipad
Noun
  • German media reports say Kaufbeuren will host the system’s radar installation, while the interceptor launchers for the battery are expected to be stationed at the nearby Lechfeld air base.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • The city has a sprawling air base and is home to an infantry division.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Definition of air base
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
  • Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP via Getty Images The aircraft, registered in Germany, crashed in a grassy area near the runway of the Nancy-Essey aerodrome, close to a residential area and two roads, an AFP journalist reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of aerodrome

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“Jetport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetport. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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