as in airport
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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Recent Examples of airfield
The team used a stage and backlot at Longcross Studios to build the expansive set, which connected the hangar, the meeting room, and the airfield in a continuous space.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
Rebels survey Sanaa’s devastated airport The Israeli attack on Tuesday that targeted Sanaa International Airport devastated the airfield.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
On Thursday, June 13th, Clooney landed at a private airfield in the Los Angeles area.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
Airlines have been proactively altering their schedules, partly by canceling some flights in and out of Newark, to address the current limitations at the airfield.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 May 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
Rebels survey Sanaa’s devastated airport The Israeli attack on Tuesday that targeted Sanaa International Airport devastated the airfield.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
On Thursday, June 13th, Clooney landed at a private airfield in the Los Angeles area.
—Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
Airlines have been proactively altering their schedules, partly by canceling some flights in and out of Newark, to address the current limitations at the airfield.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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The building is close to Interstate 77, the airport, and uptown Charlotte.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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The issue of Chinese students has long been a point of friction between the two countries, with previous visa delays and airport interrogations sparking tensions.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Its population — estimated at 18 in 2019 — consists only of Norwegian military personnel who operate its military aerodrome and meteorological station.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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The aim is to commercialize both piloted and autonomous civilian aircraft and the $1.4 billion will be spent creating a city-wide infrastructure for flying vehicles, with over 100 take-off and landing points in Guangzhou, a large general aviation aerodrome and a fleet of airborne taxis.—
Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
13 Aug. 2024
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This tiny airstrip receives flights from Panama City's Albrook airport (PAC).—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
11 May 2025
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The first phase will only include a paved airstrip to allow for planes to touch down from the university’s Daytona campus, Tedrow told the board on Wednesday.—
Katie Sartoris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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