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

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Example Sentences

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airport

"I want justice for my son," Doris Adu Gyamfi told the BBC at the airport before her departure.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

His mother was escorted to the airport by relatives and Dr Erieka Bennett, Head of Mission of the African Diaspora Forum.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The poet hopes to humanize bureaucratic spaces like the airport, a thorny subject for many disgruntled travelers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The LOT flight, which had also been scheduled to arrive at Chopin, was diverted to the Polish capital's other airport, Warsaw Modlin.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

“What happened to those big airport headphones you used to wear?”

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

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