as in airport
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
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Recent Examples of airfield
Multiple unexploded mortars were found and safely detonated at an airfield in Washington State, authorities said Thursday.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
The strike will likely disrupt strike operations from the airfield and force Russia to replenish munitions stock and Russian aircraft would have been dispersed to surrounding airfields in response, the ministry added.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Separately, the Ukrainian Army General Staff said that its attack at Engels military airfield in Russia on March 20 had destroyed 96 air-to-air cruise missiles and significant reserves of aviation fuel.
—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
On Thursday, Russian strikes hit Odesa, engulfing the port city in flames.
Ukraine, meanwhile, hit Russia’s Engels military airfield in the country’s southwest region with drones.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
The strike will likely disrupt strike operations from the airfield and force Russia to replenish munitions stock and Russian aircraft would have been dispersed to surrounding airfields in response, the ministry added.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Separately, the Ukrainian Army General Staff said that its attack at Engels military airfield in Russia on March 20 had destroyed 96 air-to-air cruise missiles and significant reserves of aviation fuel.
—John Leicester, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
On Thursday, Russian strikes hit Odesa, engulfing the port city in flames.
Ukraine, meanwhile, hit Russia’s Engels military airfield in the country’s southwest region with drones.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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More than a few artists have watched tours crumble from an airport terminal.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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After arriving at the Westchester airport, Aube-Kubel approached his former foe on the team plane.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Its population — estimated at 18 in 2019 — consists only of Norwegian military personnel who operate its military aerodrome and meteorological station.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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The aim is to commercialize both piloted and autonomous civilian aircraft and the $1.4 billion will be spent creating a city-wide infrastructure for flying vehicles, with over 100 take-off and landing points in Guangzhou, a large general aviation aerodrome and a fleet of airborne taxis.—
Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
13 Aug. 2024
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Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Despite earlier assurances from Chinese President Xi Jinping that China would not militarize the reefs, some now feature airstrips, missile emplacements, ports, and other military infrastructure.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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