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

Example Sentences

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airport

Videos online showed armoured vehicles deployed to reinforce the neighbourhood near the airport.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

The airport is unlikely to be the last place where Tennesseans consider permanently honoring Parton.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

The government has reopened the city's main airport for some flights and is encouraging businesses and embassies to come back.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Finally, here’s a petition we can all get behind: renaming the Nashville airport to Dolly Parton International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

It’s also that Santa Fe’s regional airport is under construction, mostly gutted and boarded off.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Related Words

• airfield
• airstrip
• installation
• runway