flying field
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of flying field
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The Airport fire first ignited Sept. 9 off Trabuco Creek Road near the RC flying field and had grown to 23,519 acres as of Friday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
Thus time was gained in which His Majesty visited numerous industrial plants and later the great Tempelhofer flying field.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1915," he said, "Lieutenant Winthorpe was forced to land on a German flying field.
From Time Magazine Archive
That evening he wrote in his journal: "I felt I could take it down from its cables, carry it to some flying field, and feel perfectly at home in that cockpit again."
From Time Magazine Archive
Holt consolidated the parcels and sold them to the federal government for the flying field and laboratory.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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