Examples of airfield in a Sentence
the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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Rebuilding was under way in 2006, when Hamas took over Gaza, but obviously Israel wasn’t going to permit Hamas to have an airfield.
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Elliott Abrams, National Review, 6 Mar. 2025
This would rob Ukraine of the ability of striking Russia's weapons depots, command centers, airfields, and training grounds which have disrupted logistics.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Manila needs to better protect bases and airfields across the Philippine archipelago, and Tokyo should bolster its air defenses and build munitions stockpiles.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
During a visit to Okinawa in December to mark the relocation of the first Marines, Japan’s defense minister at the time said the airfield will not be ready for use until at least 2036 — 40 years after the first agreement to build it.
—Martin Fackler, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Elliott Abrams, National Review, 6 Mar. 2025
This would rob Ukraine of the ability of striking Russia's weapons depots, command centers, airfields, and training grounds which have disrupted logistics.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Manila needs to better protect bases and airfields across the Philippine archipelago, and Tokyo should bolster its air defenses and build munitions stockpiles.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
During a visit to Okinawa in December to mark the relocation of the first Marines, Japan’s defense minister at the time said the airfield will not be ready for use until at least 2036 — 40 years after the first agreement to build it.
—Martin Fackler, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfield. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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airfield
noun
air·field
ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld 
ˈe(ə)r-
1
: the landing field of an airport
2
: airport
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