airport

¹ American  

[air-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

1. a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.

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airport ² American  

[air-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

Nautical.

1. a porthole designed to be opened to the outside air.

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airport British  

/ ˈɛəˌpɔːt /

noun

1. a landing and taking-off area for civil aircraft, usually with surfaced runways and aircraft maintenance and passenger facilities

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Etymology

Origin of airport¹

1915–20; air ¹ + port ¹, on the model of seaport

Origin of airport²

First recorded in 1780–90; air ¹ + port ⁴

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Example Sentences

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airport

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said the group had attacked Riyadh's airport 20 times this month.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Not building a third runway at Heathrow Airport would be a "huge missed opportunity" for the UK, the boss of the country's busiest airport has warned.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The car showed a range of 185 miles when I left the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Embassy in Riyadh cautioned citizens to keep their distance from the airport and surrounding areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

His fear was that a State Department representative might show up at the airport with a court order and try to have him extradited back to the United States to stand trial.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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