jetport

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Recent Examples of jetport 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 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 The call to the tower gave federal agents enough time to race to the jetport to meet the pilot. Charles Rabin, Sun Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2022 People who were at the jetport between 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday might have been exposed, the agency said. CBS News, 22 Sep. 2020 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 In addition to recruiting new space hardware companies like rocket manufacturer Blue Origin, the city is trying to certify its jetport as a landing spot for Sierra Nevada's mini-space shuttle Dream Chaser. Lee Roop, AL.com, 6 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetport
Noun
  • Modi held a meeting with the national security adviser, the foreign minister and other senior officials at the airport and a special security cabinet meeting had been called for 1230 GMT, a defence ministry official said.
    Fayaz Bukhari, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Two German teenagers who recently graduated high school say they were strip-searched and detained after arriving at the Honolulu airport during their world tour.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the case of emergencies, the ship heliport was enlisted.
    Gillian Telling, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • At the same time, its landing fees at the Lower Manhattan heliport substantially increased, Mr. Roth said in court papers.
    Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To bring the sequence to life, production designer Mark Digby built a 360-degree set on an old airfield at Bovingdon Airfield Studios by using reference images from Google Earth and Ray’s own recollection.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Making Warfare Filming took place outside of London at a World War II airfield that’s now a TV and film studio.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • It is equipped with a helipad and a radome, which typically encases an antenna.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Take an hour and 20-minute flight from the city to Terrace, then either a 20-minute drive or, since Little Wolf comes with its own helipad, an even faster and more scenic heli-transfer.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to the U.S. Marines' deployment in Darwin, an Australian air base south of Darwin is being upgraded to host six American B-52 bombers.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Siauliai, home to a NATO air base, has long been a focus for Russian intelligence services.
    Tomas Dapkus, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Its population — estimated at 18 in 2019 — consists only of Norwegian military personnel who operate its military aerodrome and meteorological station.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The aim is to commercialize both piloted and autonomous civilian aircraft and the $1.4 billion will be spent creating a city-wide infrastructure for flying vehicles, with over 100 take-off and landing points in Guangzhou, a large general aviation aerodrome and a fleet of airborne taxis.
    Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024

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“Jetport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetport. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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