airport

¹ American  

[air-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

1. a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.

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airport ² American  

[air-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

Nautical.

1. a porthole designed to be opened to the outside air.

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airport British  

/ ˈɛəˌpɔːt /

noun

1. a landing and taking-off area for civil aircraft, usually with surfaced runways and aircraft maintenance and passenger facilities

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Etymology

Origin of airport¹

1915–20; air ¹ + port ¹, on the model of seaport

Origin of airport²

First recorded in 1780–90; air ¹ + port ⁴

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Example Sentences

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airport

But when she turned up at the airport with an Air New Zealand ticket to Sri Lanka in hand, she was told she couldn't board the flight without a New Zealand transit visa.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Not too long in, though, I wondered what I was paying for because there was no speeding through the airport initially.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

It also urges the airport authority to keep autonomous vehicles out of San Diego International Airport, and asks that charging hubs be kept away from homes, schools and public safety facilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

During the same period, satellite imagery shows ten tent-like structures were erected at the military section of Port-au-Prince's international airport.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Bagdikian headed to the airport for an early flight to Washington.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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