jetport

[ jet-pawrt, -pohrt ]
/ ˈdʒɛtˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

an airport designed to handle commercial jet planes.

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Origin of jetport

First recorded in 1960–65; jet1 + port1

Words nearby jetport

jet lag, jetliner, jetpack, jet pipe, jet plane, jetport, jet-propelled, jet propulsion, jetsam, jet set, Jet Ski
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British Dictionary definitions for jetport

jetport
/ (ˈdʒɛtˌpɔːt) /

noun

obsolete an airport for jet planes
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