airfield
[air-feeld]
- a level area, usually equipped with hard-surfaced runways, on which airplanes take off and land.
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Origin of airfield
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Contemporary Examples
During her 2011 tour of Canada, a skimpy yellow frock flew skywards on a Calgary airfield.
Forklifts shuffle weathered pallets of gear lining the airfield in a super-sized game of Tetris.
Heathrow was just a collection of Quonset huts, and the airfield was enrobed in fog.
The former minister says he knows the identity of the suicide bomber who hit the Jalalabad airfield today.
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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February 15, 2012
Historical Examples
"You better be thinking about locating that airfield," Stan answered.
A Yankee Flier Over BerlinAl Avery
Jesperson greeted him at the airfield, and they rode home together.
Starman's QuestRobert Silverberg
Would Sally like a look at the airfield, the palms, and the sea from the air?
Sally Scott of the WavesRoy J. Snell
He said goodby to the boy outside and got into his car for the drive back to the airfield.
The Final FigureSamuel Kimball Merwin
This was not an airfield, just a place to stay until we got a base and planes.
The Biography of a RabbitRoy Benson
airfield
- a landing and taking-off area for aircraft, usually with permanent buildings
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