airfield
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of airfield
Example Sentences
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The airfield remained closed Tuesday after a night of crews fighting small start-up fires in the area.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
"A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff on the Edwards airfield at 11:20 am," the base said on Facebook.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
The air force base only confirmed in a post on social media that a B-52 Stratofortress crashed “shortly after takeoff” on the base’s airfield at 11:20 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
Network Rail will also carry out track upgrade work around Bristol ready for the MetroWest project with a new station set to open on the former Filton airfield site later this year.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
When they got back to their base, on the same day, they were assigned a training flight over the airfield.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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