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Kennedy

Kennedy

113 3.4
A large international airport in New York City named after John F Kennedy
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkɛnədi/
translation icon : Aeropuerto Internacional John F. Kennedy
  • On a taxi arriving at the Delta terminal of Kennedy Airport.

Examples

  • Once I dumped the car at Kennedy, I had to take a bus to the Port Authority.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Nobody knows for sure just how much was taken in the daring pre-dawn raid... at the Lufthansa cargo terminal at Kennedy Airport.

  • Ed is going to pick her up at Kennedy tonight.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Then we'll go to Kennedy.

  • We got a jet coming into Kennedy, all right?

  • The LaGuardia flights canceled, but I got you out of Kennedy on United at nine.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • After I cleared customs at Kennedy, I phoned home, though it was after ten o'clock.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Every night at eight-thirty, flight 102 lifts off from Kennedy and makes a two-hour stop in London the next day.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • National Airlines flight number 27, serving Fort Myers, Sarasota, Tampa and New York Kennedy, is now available at gate n...

  • The familiar drudgery was underway along the security line at Kennedy International Airport on a recent afternoon.

Synonyms

A large airport in Queens in New York City that handles domestic and international flights

is the common short name rather than the full official title
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A major airport on Long Island near New York City where planes arrive and leave

is the common short name used for the same airport

An international airport in Queens, New York that handles many flights to and from other countries

is the common local short name rather than a formal designation

Compounds

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A sandy point on Florida's east coast where NASA launches rockets

A large airport in Queens in New York City that handles domestic and international flights

A major airport on Long Island near New York City where planes arrive and leave

An international airport in Queens, New York that handles many flights to and from other countries

How Equipped

Kennedy
113 3.4
airport
1.0
airfield
79 3.8
airstrip
39 3.5
strip
55 7.4

Surface Forms

Kennedy main

Etymology

Kennedy as the airport name comes from President John F. Kennedy; the airport was named after him to honor him after his death, so travelers often say 'Kennedy' to mean John F. Kennedy International Airport.