: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
Examples of airport in a Sentence
the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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Videos shared on social media by the news agency of the Philippine government showed chaos at the airport, and a black SUV crashed into the entryway of the terminal.
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Annoying airport delays, congested highways and spiraling vacation costs can result in stress and anxiety.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
The Stars’ No. 1 defenseman was ruled out by DeBoer on Friday evening in his media update with reporters at the airport after the team’s travel got delayed by weather.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The detainees were about to board a plane at the airport—bound for Venezuela, they were told—when ICE officers led them back to the detention center because of bad weather.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
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Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Annoying airport delays, congested highways and spiraling vacation costs can result in stress and anxiety.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
The Stars’ No. 1 defenseman was ruled out by DeBoer on Friday evening in his media update with reporters at the airport after the team’s travel got delayed by weather.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The detainees were about to board a plane at the airport—bound for Venezuela, they were told—when ICE officers led them back to the detention center because of bad weather.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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airport
noun
air·port
ˈa(ə)r-ˌpōrt 
ˈe(ə)r-,
-ˌpȯrt
: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
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