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Prestwick

American

[prest-wik] / ˈprɛst wɪk /

noun

international airport in W Scotland.

Prestwick British

/ ˈprɛstwɪk /

noun

a town in SW Scotland, in South Ayrshire on the Firth of Clyde; international airport, golf course: tourism. Pop: 14 934 (2001)

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Three Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers stopped off at Prestwick Airport last month on the way to their final destination in Israel.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

Prestwick Airport is also used as a stopping off point for US Air Force cargo planes flying between the United States and bases across Europe and the Middle East.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

The three tankers in question left Riverside Air Force Base in California on 17 and 18 February, bound for Prestwick Airport.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

Upon arriving the singer asked where he was, prompting cries and screams of "Prestwick" in response.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

At Glasgow we found my sister Elizabeth, who had flown to Prestwick from Copenhagen.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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