an airfield, usually smaller than an airport but having facilities for the maintenance of aircraft
air station in American English
noun
an airfield having facilities for sheltering and servicing aircraft
Word origin
[1910–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: flashback, functionalism, grass roots, payoff, zing
Examples of 'air station' in a sentence
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The naval air station at Culdrose had two search and rescue Sea Kings based there.
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The airfield at the naval air station is named after his namesake and grandfather.
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It noted that the area must be isolated, within a 'reasonable distance' of an air station and 'comparatively free from vegetation'.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Southwest of here is the site of a former naval air station, closed fully in 1957.
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Young people join for so many reasons; it is fascinating to talk to them on ships, in barracks, and on air stations around the world.
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Chauffeurs, wireless telegraphists, clerks, cooks, and waitresses for officers' mess, workers at air stations and for repairing and cleaning aeroplanes will be wanted.