Prestwick

American

[prest-wik] / ˈprɛst wɪk /

noun

international airport in W Scotland.

Prestwick British

/ ˈprɛstwɪk /

noun

a town in SW Scotland, in South Ayrshire on the Firth of Clyde; international airport, golf course: tourism. Pop: 14 934 (2001)

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The Scottish government bought Prestwick Airport for £1 in 2013.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Three Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers stopped off at Prestwick Airport last month on the way to their final destination in Israel.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Prestwick Airport is also used as a stopping off point for US Air Force cargo planes flying between the United States and bases across Europe and the Middle East.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

On 2 March 1960 the music legend was on his way back to America from military service in Germany when his flight stopped over to re-fuel at Prestwick International Airport.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

At Glasgow we found my sister Elizabeth, who had flown to Prestwick from Copenhagen.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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