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 airport¹

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

Example Sentences

She met them at the airport within hours, and took them by train to a recruitment centre in Bryansk, western Russia, he says.

From BBC

During the shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration was forced to cut flight numbers at roughly 40 U.S. airports in early November.

From Barron's

During the shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration was forced to cut flight numbers at roughly 40 U.S. airports in early November.

From Barron's

Private jets are lined up on the tarmac at the city’s main airport, ambitiously called Midland International Air & Space Port.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fuel supply problems are again affecting parts of Mali, notably Bamako airport, where several flights have been cancelled in recent days.

From Barron's

Related Words

• airfield
• airstrip
• installation
• runway