aerodrome
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈɛəroʊˌdroʊm/
- UK
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aeródromo
- The pilot landed the small plane safely at the aerodrome after a long flight.
Examples
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From our makeshift camp, 8,000 feet up on the mountainside, we could still see down to the old World War II aerodrome called Saidor, which now serves as a local airstrip.
Academic text (2002) -
I walked into the cafe at the little toy aerodrome they have there, and it was she who served me.
Fiction book (1994) -
The Flying Ace returned to the aerodrome with the love of his life.
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His fields are nearby a German aerodrome, and he has become very familiar with each plane.
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Getting to the aerodrome was alarmingly easy.
Fiction book (1994) -
And it's less than a mile from the new aerodrome they're going to build.
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Ryan met her at the edge of the aerodrome with a flight helmet and leather jacket.
Fiction book (1994) -
On the morning of her last day at the aerodrome, she woke up early and shook me until I was awake, too.
Fiction book (1994) -
At dawn, she stood at Bekesbourne aerodrome watching the squadron rev up.
Fiction book (1994) -
Pedro insisted they change vehicles three times during their roundabout journey from the Auckland aerodrome.
Fiction book (1990)
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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9.9
A place like a small airport with a control tower, hangars, and areas for passengers and cargo
A place where planes take off and land that has a control tower and buildings for passengers and cargo
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Morphology
Etymology
The word aerodrome comes from the parts aero- ('air') and -drome ('a running place'). So, an aerodrome is literally a place where aircraft 'run', take off, land and are kept, which is why it means an airfield with hangars and a control tower.