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[ air-feeld ] / ˈɛərˌfild / SEE SYNONYMS FOR airfield ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna level area, usually equipped with hard-surfaced runways, on which airplanes take off and land. Origin of airfieldFirst recorded in 1930–35; air1 + field Words nearby airfieldair engine, air-entrained concrete, air equivalent, air express, airfare, airfield, air filter, air fleet, airflow, airfoil, Air Force Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for airfieldDuring her 2011 tour of Canada, a skimpy yellow frock flew skywards on a Calgary airfield. Kate Middleton's History of Flesh-Flashing Wardrobe Malfunctions|Tom Sykes|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Forklifts shuffle weathered pallets of gear lining the airfield in a super-sized game of Tetris. How I’ll End the War: My First Week Back in Afghanistan|Nick Willard|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Heathrow was just a collection of Quonset huts, and the airfield was enrobed in fog. The New Fear of Flying After MH370|Clive Irving|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST The former minister says he knows the identity of the suicide bomber who hit the Jalalabad airfield today. Afghanistan: The Friendship That Went Up in Flames|Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau|February 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
That it was far more manipulative and more clever to take Esterhase to an airfield and have him get on a plane. ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’: Oscar Nominees Gary Oldman and Peter Straughan|Lorenza Muñoz|February 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST Malone had taken a taxi from the airfield, and had supplied himself with silver dollars there. Occasion for Disaster|Gordon Randall Garrett It would need only one tank of doctored fuel to be delivered to the airfield, and it need not be used for weeks. Space Platform|Murray Leinster A limousine, driven by a noncommittal chauffeur, picked me up off a street corner, whisked me to the airfield. Of Stegner's Folly|Richard S. Shaver There were floodlights harsh on dock, airfield, barracks and lawn, with parties of guards moving around each section. The Sensitive Man|Poul William Anderson As Tom landed at Enterprises he was greeted by Bud, who came speeding out on the airfield by jeep. Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X|Victor Appleton
British Dictionary definitions for airfield
nouna landing and taking-off area for aircraft, usually with permanent buildings Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to airfieldair base, airstrip, runway, installation, strip, hangar, heliport, airdrome, field, landing, landing strip, port, air harbor, flight deck, flight strip, flying field, airport, landing field, aerodrome, taxiway |