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

Maybe airports lost and found planes all the time, and that was just one of those things nobody had mentioned in the Sky Trails orientation.

From Literature

“The airport’s just past the sailing school—you can see the little boats now.”

From Literature

Stansted Airport has previously said all private aircraft are operated entirely independently, and that the airport does not manage passenger arrangements on privately operated aircraft.

From BBC

Other increases include £2.8m on supporting transport connectivity including works to the airport tower and terminal, £4.4m on the childcare strategy, apprenticeships and vocational training, and £5.8m on island security.

From BBC

The temporary closure of airspace around an El Paso airport last week, after U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• airfield
• airstrip
• installation
• runway