aerodrome

[ air-uh-drohm ]

/ ˈɛər əˌdroʊm /

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noun Chiefly British.

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Origin of aerodrome

First recorded in 1905–10; aero- + -drome

Words nearby aerodrome

aerobraking, aeroculture, aerodigestive, aerodonetics, aerodontalgia, aerodrome, aerodynamic, aerodynamic braking, aerodynamicist, aerodynamics, aerodynamic trajectory

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How to use aerodrome in a sentence

The latest mask is meant especially for those exercising or staying active and is outfitted with an aerodrome shape so it doesn’t cling to your face and provides enough air flow to breathe heavily.
CES goes full pandemic with smart masks, stickers to detect covid and the biggest WiFi update in years|Geoffrey Fowler, Heather Kelly, Dalvin Brown, Rachel Lerman|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
The first time I saw him was at the aerodrome at Estre Blanche.
An Onlooker in France 1917-1919|William Orpen
There arrived one day at the aerodrome a large packing-case addressed "Sergeant Tam."
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
But apparently Fritz had overshot the aerodrome, for the next explosion came a mile to the west.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace

One of you fellows drop a note over their aerodrome and ask them what the dickens they mean by it.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
This gear meshes with one of 35 teeth upon a shaft at right angles to the main shaft and parallel to the axis of the aerodrome.
Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II|S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley and Charles M. (Charles Matthews) Manly

British Dictionary definitions for aerodrome

aerodrome

US airdrome (ˈɛəˌdrəʊm)

/ (ˈɛərəˌdrəʊm) /

noun

a landing area, esp for private aircraft, that is usually smaller than an airport

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aerodrome

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British Dictionary definitions for aerodrome

US airdrome (ˈɛəˌdrəʊm)