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单词 airfields
释义

airfield

noun

air·​field ˈer-ˌfēld How to pronounce airfield (audio)
: an area of land from which aircraft operate: such as
a
: airport
b
: air base

Synonyms

  • aerodrome [chiefly British]
  • airdrome
  • airport
  • field
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Example Sentences

the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
Recent Examples on the Web Thousands of people joined an elaborate Way of the Cross procession through downtown Toronto, and then John Paul, who was eighty-two, presided over an open-air prayer vigil and celebrated a Sunday-morning Mass at a former airfield near the city. Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 July 2022 In Ukraine's central Kirovohradska region, 13 Russian missiles struck an airfield and a railway facility. Susie Blann, ajc, 23 July 2022 Elsewhere, in Ukraine's central Kirovohradska region, 13 Russian missiles struck an airfield and a railway facility. Leila Sackur, NBC News, 23 July 2022 In Ukraine's central Kirovohradska region, 13 Russian missiles struck an airfield and a railway facility. Susie Blann, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2022 The planning and zoning commission this month unanimously approved National Development’s plan to create two mega-warehouses of more than 1 million square feet each on the former airfield. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2022 He was dispatched to Kandahar airfield, one of the largest U.S. military bases in Afghanistan, and from there to multiple remote outposts, quickly working his way up to become a lead interpreter. New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021 As a result of the airfield attacks, Russia is moving dozens of warplanes and helicopters to deeper positions in Crimea and to Russian bases elsewhere, Ukrainian military intelligence reported. Paul Byrne, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022 As a result of the airfield attacks, Russia is moving dozens of warplanes and helicopters to deeper positions in Crimea and to Russian bases elsewhere, Ukrainian military intelligence reported. Paul Byrne, ajc, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

airfield

noun

air·​field ˈer-ˌfēld How to pronounce airfield (audio)
: a field or airport where airplanes take off and land

airfields

noun

plural of airfield
as in airports
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • airports
  • aerodromes
  • airstrips
  • airdromes
  • runways
  • fields
  • heliports
  • air bases
  • helipads
  • landing fields
  • jetports
  • air parks
  • landing strips
  • launchpads
  • pads
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