landing field

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noun

an area of land large and smooth enough for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.

Nearby words

landing beacon, landing beam, landing card, landing clerk, landing craft, landing field, landing flap, landing force, landing gear, landing net, landing page

Origin of landing field

First recorded in 1920–25

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Examples from the Web for landing field

"We stopped at the landing-field at Townley and had our talk," he went on.
In Apple-Blossom Time|Clara Louise Burnham
There was a waterworks and a landing-field; a power house and a library.
Mask of Death|Paul Ernst
The landing-field force-field locked on to it, and its descent began.
Pariah Planet|Murray Leinster
Every city in the United States will have a landing-field and hangars for airplanes, as well as mechanics to care for them.
Opportunities in Aviation|Arthur Sweetser

Ben, taking an occasional look around at his passenger, flew directly on toward a landing-field.
In Apple-Blossom Time|Clara Louise Burnham

British Dictionary definitions for landing field

landing field

noun

an area of land on which aircraft land and from which they take off

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