An airfield is an area of ground where aircraft take off and land. It is smaller than an airport.
Synonyms: airport, airstrip, aerodrome, landing strip More Synonyms of airfield
airfield in British English
(ˈɛəˌfiːld)
noun
a landing and taking-off area for aircraft, usually with permanent buildings
airfield in American English
(ˈɛrˌfild)
noun
a field where aircraft can take off and land; specif., the landing field of an airport, usuallya military field
Examples of 'airfield' in a sentence
airfield
From the outside it still looks a bit like the disused airfield it once was.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Its first opened temporarily on a former airfield four years ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The following day there were four major attacks on airfields and aircraft factories.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
The cars smoked round the circuit with a howl that wafted from the far side of the former wartime airfield like a squadron of Spitfires taking off.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It's a trend that has given a new lease of life to neglected race tracks and disused airfields up and down the country and boosted rural employment.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Well, this year I was proud to look around the old airfield and think it was our home race.
The Sun (2013)
On a bitterly wet and windy day at an old airfield in Leicestershire I had reason to question both claims.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She said: 'It is unlikely that anything left behind would have gone undetected as the airfield and aircraft are swept each morning by airport security and police.
The Sun (2008)
In other languages
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British English: airfield NOUN
An airfield is an area of ground where aircraft take off and land.