airfield

noun

air·​field ˈer-ˌfēld 

: an area of land from which aircraft operate: such as

a

: airport

b

: air base

Synonyms

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

Examples of airfield in a Sentence

the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield

Recent Examples on the Web

The airfield is used by Russia's military station its Tu-95MS and Tu-160 jets, which launch cruise missile strikes against Ukraine and are nuclear-capable. —Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025

Fritz circled the airfield, in an attempt to get the birds to fall in behind. —Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025

Instead, it's more commonly used as a taxiway to get around the congested airfield. —Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025

However, the airport's security coordinator temporarily shut down the airfield and coordinated with Transportation Security Administration in Little Rock as local law enforcement arrived at the scene. —Lori Dunn and Stevon Gamble Texarkana Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

airfield

noun

air·​field ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld 

ˈe(ə)r-

1

: the landing field of an airport

2

: airport