as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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Recent Examples of airport
United Airlines is permanently axing U.S. domestic bus routes between airports in the coming weeks.
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
The suspect, whose name has not yet been released, allegedly shot a state trooper during a traffic stop near the city’s airport, then fled the scene and carjacked another vehicle.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
All flights out of Newark Airport appeared to be cancelled or extremely delayed on Sunday, effectively shutting down the airport for hours.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
The crash occurred near Southwest 14th Street and 68th Boulevard, just a mile east of the airport, police say.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
The suspect, whose name has not yet been released, allegedly shot a state trooper during a traffic stop near the city’s airport, then fled the scene and carjacked another vehicle.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
All flights out of Newark Airport appeared to be cancelled or extremely delayed on Sunday, effectively shutting down the airport for hours.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
The crash occurred near Southwest 14th Street and 68th Boulevard, just a mile east of the airport, police say.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airport
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The Ukrainian military also struck in the early hours of Saturday, targeting an airfield in the Russian town of Borisoglebsk, where fighter jets are based, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.—
Natalya Kushnir,
ABC News,
5 July 2025
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The Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia's Voronezh Oblast was struck overnight, and imagery shared on social media showed the fiery aftermath of the attacks.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long-range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airport. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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