airpark
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌpɑrk/
- US
- Many residents of the airpark enjoy flying their planes on weekends.
Examples
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Known as fly-in communities or residential airparks, these developments combine the infrastructure of a luxury condominium and the convenience of having a flight strip a few meters from home.
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The new community near the runway is a popular airpark for private pilots.
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He loves living in the airpark because he can park his plane just steps from home.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where planes take off and land and people get on and off them
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3.8
An area of land where planes take off and land without full airport services
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3.5
A short area of ground where small planes land and take off
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3.7
A flat open place where small planes arrive and take off
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An airport with a runway, control tower, and hangars for planes
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An area of land where small planes take off and land
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9.3
A place where planes take off and land that has a control tower and buildings for passengers and cargo
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Airpark is made from the words air ('planes' or 'sky') and park ('a place to leave vehicles', like a car park). So an airpark is a community where people keep and use private planes near their homes, letting pilots taxi their planes directly to the runway.