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

Dubai International Airport traffic fell by nearly a third year-over-year in the first half of 2026, and the airport lowered its annual forecast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Grant-Finlayson and Hamblett tried to fly one-way to Tunisia following the attack but were arrested at Gatwick airport, each with about £3,000 in cash, the court heard.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Recently, airport traffic and hotel occupancy had been recovering from their lows, even as both remain broadly below prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The reports came as the first flight carrying Israelis home from the United Arab Emirates landed in Tel Aviv after services were suspended following the attack, according to Israel's airport authority.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

They arrived in Long Island at a small airport with an empty security line and no other passengers.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Related Words

• airfield
• airstrip
• installation
• runway