airfield

[ air-feeld ]

/ ˈɛərˌfild /

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noun

a level area, usually equipped with hard-surfaced runways, on which airplanes take off and land.

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Origin of airfield

First recorded in 1930–35; air¹ + field

Words nearby airfield

air engine, air-entrained concrete, air equivalent, air express, airfare, airfield, air filter, air fleet, airflow, airfoil, Air Force

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During her 2011 tour of Canada, a skimpy yellow frock flew skywards on a Calgary airfield.
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And what Navfac calls “standard airfield concrete” is military-grade, made with aggregate and Portland cement.
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Forklifts shuffle weathered pallets of gear lining the airfield in a super-sized game of Tetris.
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Heathrow was just a collection of Quonset huts, and the airfield was enrobed in fog.
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As Predator Drones took off and landed incessantly at the nearby airfield, we chatted over a pot of green tea.
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There were floodlights harsh on dock, airfield, barracks and lawn, with parties of guards moving around each section.
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A very light plane, intended for artillery-spotting, took off from the nearest airfield to Boulder Lake.
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Tonapah was at the foot of a mountain range and the airfield was out in the valley toward the next range.
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We flew all the way back to England Just above the tree tops but never saw a train or airfield to shoot at.
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There was still firing from the commercial airport and the smaller military airfield.
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British Dictionary definitions for airfield

airfield

/ (ˈɛəˌfiːld) /

noun

a landing and taking-off area for aircraft, usually with permanent buildings

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