aerodromen.¹

Brit.

/ˈɛːrədrəʊm/, U.S.

/ˈɛroʊˌdroʊm/,

/ˈɛrəˌdroʊm/

Forms: 1800s– aerodrome, 1800s– aërodrome.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀεροδρόμος.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀεροδρόμος running through or traversing the air ( < ancient Greek ἀερο- aero- comb. form + -δρόμος : see -drome comb. form). Compare French aérodrome (1896 in this sense), Italian aerodromo airship (1822 in an apparently isolated use: see further Lingua nostra 29 (1968) 13).

S. P. Langley's name for: an aeroplane. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun]

air car1829

aeroplane1868

orange crate1889

aerodrome1891

aerocurve1894

airplane1906

drome1908

plane1908

kite1909

bus1910

1891 S. P. Langley Exper. in Aerodynamics 49 An actual working aerodrome model with its motor.

1896 A. G. Bell in Smithsonian Rep. 6 Witnessing the successful flight of some of these aerodromes.

1905 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 19 Aug. 24765/1 The experiments undertaken by the Smithsonian Institution upon an aerodrome, or flying machine, capable of carrying a man, have been suspended.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 Dec. 5/1 Strictly speaking, the word ‘aerodrome’..means a mechanism for gliding in the air, consisting of supporting surfaces, means for propulsion, and other adjuncts, but..no one understands it as such.

1962 Technol. & Culture 4 159 On May 6, 1896, ‘Aerodrome No. 5’ flew some 3,000 feet over the Potomac.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

aerodromen.²

Brit.

/ˈɛːrədrəʊm/, U.S.

/ˈɛroʊˌdroʊm/,

/ˈɛrəˌdroʊm/

Forms: see aero- comb. form and -drome comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aero- comb. form, -drome comb. form.

Etymology: < aero- comb. form + -drome comb. form. Compare French aérodrome (1905 in sense 1, 1922 or earlier in sense 2), Spanish aeródromo (1927 in sense 2), Portuguese aeródromo (1913 in sense 2), Italian aerodromo (1910 in sense 2). Compare later airdrome n.

1. A place where a balloon or flying machine is housed; a hangar. rare. Now disused.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [noun] > hangar

aerodrome1902

hangar1902

garage1909

shed1909

air shed1915

1902 Westm. Gaz. 29 Jan. 6/2 He..soared above the Prince's castle to the aerodrome.

1921 ‘M. Corelli’ Secret Power viii. 80 The lady of many millions had commanded an air-ship to be built..with an aerodrome for its safe keeping and anchorage.

2. Originally: a tract of open ground set aside for aircraft to fly over in flight trials and flying contests (now disused). Later: a large tract of open level ground together with runways and other installations for the operation of aircraft; a small airfield, esp. a private or military one.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [noun]

aerodrome1908

drome1913

port1934

1908 Westm. Gaz. 14 Aug. 7/2 An ambulance station is situated immediately outside the Aerodrome, and several members of the ambulance corps were on the spot in the space of a moment or two.

1909 F. Lanchester in Flight 2 Jan. 13/1 I regret to see that the misuse of the word ‘aerodrome’ is receiving support in your columns... I suppose because a hippodrome is a big open space for horses, you think that an aerodrome should be a big open space for flying machines.

1911 C. Grahame-White & H. Harper Aeroplane iv. 124 A circle had been whitewashed on the aerodrome..to act as a mark in which the aviators were to descend.

1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 48/1 The London terminal aerodrome at Croydon, Sur., may be taken as typical of a modern air-port for commercial traffic.

1934 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 38 725 There was erected the aerodrome beacon.

1939 Flight 19 Oct. 309 Fighter pilots in crews' quarters on an aerodrome.

1940 Ld. Alanbrooke Diary 15 Aug. in War Diaries (2001) 100 Picked up plane again at Grimsby aerodrome and flew over Humber estuary examining forts and Spurn Head defences.

1953 R. Chisholm Cover of Darkness ii. 30 At last I was given a ‘green’, but the dim pattern of aerodrome lights made little sense by this time.

1969 D. Wright Deafness vi. 60 A private aerodrome at Sywell where we spent afternoons watching moustachioed youths..learning to fly pocket biplanes.

1994 S. Dawson Forsytes (1996) ii. ii. 355 On his route into town from the aerodrome there had been the chastening prospect of bomb craters and ruined homes to either side.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aerodrome
释义	aerodromen.¹ Brit. /ˈɛːrədrəʊm/, U.S. /ˈɛroʊˌdroʊm/, /ˈɛrəˌdroʊm/ Forms: 1800s– aerodrome, 1800s– aërodrome. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀεροδρόμος. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀεροδρόμος running through or traversing the air ( < ancient Greek ἀερο- aero- comb. form + -δρόμος : see -drome comb. form). Compare French aérodrome (1896 in this sense), Italian aerodromo airship (1822 in an apparently isolated use: see further Lingua nostra 29 (1968) 13). S. P. Langley's name for: an aeroplane. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] air car1829 aeroplane1868 orange crate1889 aerodrome1891 aerocurve1894 airplane1906 drome1908 plane1908 kite1909 bus1910 1891 S. P. Langley Exper. in Aerodynamics 49 An actual working aerodrome model with its motor. 1896 A. G. Bell in Smithsonian Rep. 6 Witnessing the successful flight of some of these aerodromes. 1905 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 19 Aug. 24765/1 The experiments undertaken by the Smithsonian Institution upon an aerodrome, or flying machine, capable of carrying a man, have been suspended. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 Dec. 5/1 Strictly speaking, the word ‘aerodrome’..means a mechanism for gliding in the air, consisting of supporting surfaces, means for propulsion, and other adjuncts, but..no one understands it as such. 1962 Technol. & Culture 4 159 On May 6, 1896, ‘Aerodrome No. 5’ flew some 3,000 feet over the Potomac. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). aerodromen.² Brit. /ˈɛːrədrəʊm/, U.S. /ˈɛroʊˌdroʊm/, /ˈɛrəˌdroʊm/ Forms: see aero- comb. form and -drome comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aero- comb. form, -drome comb. form. Etymology: < aero- comb. form + -drome comb. form. Compare French aérodrome (1905 in sense 1, 1922 or earlier in sense 2), Spanish aeródromo (1927 in sense 2), Portuguese aeródromo (1913 in sense 2), Italian aerodromo (1910 in sense 2). Compare later airdrome n. 1. A place where a balloon or flying machine is housed; a hangar. rare. Now disused. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [noun] > hangar aerodrome1902 hangar1902 garage1909 shed1909 air shed1915 1902 Westm. Gaz. 29 Jan. 6/2 He..soared above the Prince's castle to the aerodrome. 1921 ‘M. Corelli’ Secret Power viii. 80 The lady of many millions had commanded an air-ship to be built..with an aerodrome for its safe keeping and anchorage. 2. Originally: a tract of open ground set aside for aircraft to fly over in flight trials and flying contests (now disused). Later: a large tract of open level ground together with runways and other installations for the operation of aircraft; a small airfield, esp. a private or military one. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > airfield or airport > [noun] aerodrome1908 drome1913 port1934 1908 Westm. Gaz. 14 Aug. 7/2 An ambulance station is situated immediately outside the Aerodrome, and several members of the ambulance corps were on the spot in the space of a moment or two. 1909 F. Lanchester in Flight 2 Jan. 13/1 I regret to see that the misuse of the word ‘aerodrome’ is receiving support in your columns... I suppose because a hippodrome is a big open space for horses, you think that an aerodrome should be a big open space for flying machines. 1911 C. Grahame-White & H. Harper Aeroplane iv. 124 A circle had been whitewashed on the aerodrome..to act as a mark in which the aviators were to descend. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 48/1 The London terminal aerodrome at Croydon, Sur., may be taken as typical of a modern air-port for commercial traffic. 1934 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 38 725 There was erected the aerodrome beacon. 1939 Flight 19 Oct. 309 Fighter pilots in crews' quarters on an aerodrome. 1940 Ld. Alanbrooke Diary 15 Aug. in War Diaries (2001) 100 Picked up plane again at Grimsby aerodrome and flew over Humber estuary examining forts and Spurn Head defences. 1953 R. Chisholm Cover of Darkness ii. 30 At last I was given a ‘green’, but the dim pattern of aerodrome lights made little sense by this time. 1969 D. Wright Deafness vi. 60 A private aerodrome at Sywell where we spent afternoons watching moustachioed youths..learning to fly pocket biplanes. 1994 S. Dawson Forsytes (1996) ii. ii. 355 On his route into town from the aerodrome there had been the chastening prospect of bomb craters and ruined homes to either side. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1891n.²1902
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