airport
noun /ˈeəpɔːt/
/ˈerpɔːrt/
- a place where planes land and take off and that has buildings for passengers to wait in
- Gatwick Airport
- She arrived at Sao Paulo international airport on Friday to begin her journey.
- He landed at Heathrow airport this morning.
- waiting in the airport lounge/terminal
- Passengers were banned from taking hand luggage through airport security.
Wordfinder- airport
- baggage reclaim
- board
- check-in
- gate
- immigration
- lounge
- passport
- security
- terminal
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by aira1- We fly from Guarulhos airport.
- The plane touched down at Glasgow airport just before midday.
- Most major hub airports have three or four runways.
- The pilot made the decision to return to the departure airport.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- major
- …
- depart from
- fly from
- take off from
- …
- building
- terminal
- check-in
- …
- at an/the airport
- (used before another noun) used to describe novels that are popular and easy to read, often bought by people at airports
- an airport novel/thriller
- airport fiction