air station

American  

noun

1. an airfield having facilities for sheltering and servicing aircraft.

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air station British  

noun

1. an airfield, usually smaller than an airport but having facilities for the maintenance of aircraft

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Etymology

Origin of air station

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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air station

They held signs calling for a halt to the construction of a relocated air station within the base and chanted against Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

His late father had served at the air station, as had his brother-in-law, who “was crying his eyes out,” Hammer said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

The airfield was first used for commercial traffic and then as a naval air station, and now is part of the park site, serving as a treasured green space and athletic complex for Brooklyn.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

“The crash site is on government property east of the air station and there are no indications of damage to property on the ground,” the statement said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

At dawn and according to the strict schedule Colonel Meecham had plotted in Atlanta, they had come within sixty-five miles of the Marine Corps air station at Ravenel.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy