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Tempelhof

American  
[tem-puhl-hohf] / ˈtɛm pəlˌhoʊf /

noun

  1. a district of S West Berlin: international airport.


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It was high noon in a disused hangar at Tempelhof airport, near the center of Berlin, and the Komische Oper was troubleshooting its new swimming pool.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2023

Ball coached Allied servicemen in Berlin in the immediate post-war years before, in April 1948, he, Gerhard and Hilma climbed aboard a plane at Berlin's Tempelhof airport bound for South Africa and a family reunion.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023

A few kilometers north at the 300-hectare former Tempelhof Airport, which was decommissioned in 2008, grazing sheep and hay-cutting farmers now maintain a sprawling grassland.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 2, 2022

As numerous nations closed their borders, Germany became a beacon, and authorities in Berlin turned to temporary measures like the container homes at Tempelhof.

From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2022

The United States defied the blockade with a massive airlift of supply planes that flew over Soviet forces and directly into Tempelhof Airport in the Western sector of Berlin.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau