airfield

American  

[air-feeld] / ˈɛərˌfild /

noun

1. a level area, usually equipped with hard-surfaced runways, on which airplanes take off and land.

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airfield British  

/ ˈɛəˌfiːld /

noun

1. a landing and taking-off area for aircraft, usually with permanent buildings

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Etymology

Origin of airfield

First recorded in 1930–35; air ¹ + field

Example Sentences

Campaigners have expressed concern about the potential contamination under the rest of the former airfield site, as that is where thousands of new homes could be built.

From BBC

“Wouldn’t that be grand. No. Trying to figure out which airfield my brother, Simon, has been sent to. I’d wager RAF Kenley.”

From Literature

The government says its facilities include an airfield and deep-water port, as well as advanced communications and surveillance capabilities.

From BBC

The United States can count on plenty of other military assets in the region, including ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf, and the Baledogle airfield in Somalia.

From Barron's

So far, it has confirmed five locations including Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base, an airfield known as La Carlota and Port La Guaira, Caracas' main conduit to the Caribbean Sea.

From BBC

Related Words

• airstrip
• installation
• runway