airfield
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈɛrˌfild/
:
aeródromo
- The small airfield was perfect for private planes and small jets.
- ports and airfields
And in the in the Army, you do roads and airfields and stuff like that.
- And in the in the Army, you do roads and airfields and stuff like that.
- But then the question comes, we know that the Ukrainians are launching these warplanes from airfields that are still active in western Ukraine.
- So I've seen the a vehicle with four men in it with a machine gun on the back coming towards the airfield.
- My parents house isn't too far away from a airfield and not long ago when I was still living there it was in the summer.
- And the right side is like the gate entrance and like the airfield and like the wall to the airport.
- But now we're going to the market here in airfield.
Examples
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The pilot announced that we would be landing at the airfield soon.
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The military uses this airfield for training exercises and operations.
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Yeah, we're on the airfield now.
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There must be an airfield.
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His army is protecting the airfield to prevent any rescue attempt.
Fiction book (1990) -
We are moving through a small airfield full of parked light planes.
Fiction book (1996) -
There's actually an airfield not far from here.
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I need to go back to Kandahar Airfield, meet with the vet.
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The rest of the troops are stationed in Arrakeen, and we have some on the airfield.
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Other materiel arrived at the airfield, flown directly from overseas arms dealers.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
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3.6
A flat area where planes take off and land
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7.4
A simple airfield with few or no airport facilities
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3.5
A short area of ground where small planes land and take off
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3.5
A short, simple runway 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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8.4
An airport with a runway, control tower, and hangars for planes
An area of land where small planes take off and land
A simple place where planes land without airport buildings for emergencies or military landings
A place where planes take off and land that has a control tower and buildings for passengers and cargo
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Etymology
The word airfield is made of two simple parts, air and field. It literally means a 'field' for 'air', an open area where planes take off and land.