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.

Nearby words

airdrome, airdrop, aire, airedale, airfare, airfield, airflow, airfoil, airframe, airfreight, airglow

Origin of airfield

First recorded in 1930–35; air¹ + field

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Examples from the Web for airfield

During her 2011 tour of Canada, a skimpy yellow frock flew skywards on a Calgary airfield.
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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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The former minister says he knows the identity of the suicide bomber who hit the Jalalabad airfield today.
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That it was far more manipulative and more clever to take Esterhase to an airfield and have him get on a plane.
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Malone had taken a taxi from the airfield, and had supplied himself with silver dollars there.
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It would need only one tank of doctored fuel to be delivered to the airfield, and it need not be used for weeks.
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A limousine, driven by a noncommittal chauffeur, picked me up off a street corner, whisked me to the airfield.
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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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As Tom landed at Enterprises he was greeted by Bud, who came speeding out on the airfield by jeep.
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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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