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

I annoyed certain readers by pointing out that airport security had worked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Demonstrations are also expected around Doonbeg and its nearest airport, Shannon, over the weekend.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

“It was just really overwhelming,” the 25-year-old said of the smell enveloping the Uber he took to the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

It operates out of its primary hub at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport on the Asian side of the city.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Ahmed is taking us to the airport with a cousin of Mama’s in a second car because of the luggage.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Related Words

• airfield
• airstrip
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• runway