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Le Bourget

American  
[luh boor-zhey, luh boor-zhe] / lə bʊərˈʒeɪ, lə burˈʒɛ /

noun

  1. a suburb of Paris: former airport, landing site for Charles A. Lindbergh, May 1927.


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Police also received several other calls of reports of people being struck at Braddock Drive and Sepulveda Boulevard, Culver Boulevard and Canfield Avenue, and Le Bourget Avenue and Culver Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

He was first detained upon arrival at Le Bourget airport north of Paris last Saturday under a warrant for offences related to the app.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2024

Mr Durov was detained after his private jet had landed at Le Bourget Airport, French media reported.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2024

“We can objectively say that these airplanes have been through more scrutiny than any other airplane in history,” said 737 Chief Pilot Justin Carlson, who flew the display flights at Le Bourget.

From Seattle Times Jun. 20, 2023

At one end of Le Bourget was a line of waiting airplanes.

From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Willis J. (Willis John) Abbot

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