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noun Aeronautics.
a small landing field with short runways and facilities for servicing airplanes on a lesser scale than an airport.
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Origin of flying field
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby flying field
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British Dictionary definitions for flying field
flying field
noun
a small airport; an airfield
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