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

At a market for iron near Tehran’s main airport, traders gathered to protest, footage verified by Storyful showed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Russian government plans to sell Moscow's Domodedovo airport early next year, several months after taking ownership of the asset over allegations it had come under foreign control, Russia's finance minister said Tuesday.

From Barron's

He tells clients in a note that the NSW state government last week approved NextDC’s new S4 center, the expansion of DigiCo’s existing central center, and Goodman’s site near Sydney’s airport.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because I have my own equipment, even if there are others already waiting in the airport wheelchairs, I am usually wheeled to the front of the line.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the past few years, India has built shiny airports, multi-lane national highways and metro train networks.

From BBC

Related Words

• airfield
• airstrip
• installation
• runway