airfield
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of airfield
Example Sentences
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The strike hit jet fuel facilities at the airfield, three officials with knowledge of the incident said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Land is being cleared for a military radar and a remote airfield widened for heavy aircraft.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
It comes hours after a separate grass fire on Heathrow's airfield shut a runway earlier on Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The nearby U-Tapao airfield became a major base of operations during the Vietnam War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Yevdokia was always there on the dark airfield to give instructions to the women who were flying that night, and to hear their reports when they returned.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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