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

Example Sentences

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airport

In a short statement on the airport website, a spokesperson said: "There will be some disruption to some flights today. We apologise for any inconvenience caused."

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

"He asked me to take care of the kids and come to the airport to greet him on his return," Konchak Yangskit told the BBC at her home.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The plums in the British Airways lounge at the Rome airport were so juicy I ate two and skipped everything else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

According to the Bild daily an airport employee saw the drone hovering near the Ukrainian plane and brought it to the ground until police arrived.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Because our flight to Cuba wasn’t until the next morning, we stayed overnight at the airport hotel.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Related Words

• airfield
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