airfield

[air-feeld]

noun

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

airfield

/ ˈɛəˌfiːld /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of airfield¹

First recorded in 1930–35; air ¹ + field

Example Sentences

The Netherlands is among a number of northern European nations to be blighted by drone sightings around military installations and airfields in recent months.

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In retaliation, the FSB said Russian forces had hit a Ukrainian military intelligence centre and airfield in the Kyiv and Khmelnitsky regions.

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"When the Lancaster and the old airfield at East Kirkby came up for sale, they decided that they would merge the two and create a living memorial to Bomber Command," explains Mr Panton.

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"We've reduced their volume at high traffic airports — instead having private jets utilize smaller airports or airfields so busy controllers can focus on commercial aviation," Duffy wrote.

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Contributing to a sense of documentary realism, “The Best Years of Our Lives” was partly shot on location on Army airfields and Ohio streetscapes.

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Related Words

• airstrip 
• installation 
• runway