flying field
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of flying field
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The Airport fire first ignited Sept. 9 off Trabuco Creek Road near the RC flying field and had grown to 23,519 acres as of Friday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
As the propeller motor pulls the autogiro across a flying field the forward motion sets the vanes revolving swiftly, like a great pinwheel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bombers from Australian bases raided Timor, to the northwest, bunged up a flying field, fought their way home untouched.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1915," he said, "Lieutenant Winthorpe was forced to land on a German flying field.
From Time Magazine Archive
Holt consolidated the parcels and sold them to the federal government for the flying field and laboratory.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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