airportnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeə.pɔːt/us/ˈer.pɔːrt/A2 a place where aircraft regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in:
an international airport
a military airport
Gatwick Airport
an airport terminal/runway
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- Security checks have become really strict at the airport.
- It's about two kilometres from the airport to your hotel.
- We arrived at the airport just in time to catch the plane.
- She had organized a car to meet me at the airport.
- As we flew into the airport, we could see a murky yellow smog hovering over the city.
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Air travel: airports & landing strips
- aerodrome
- airbase
- airbridge
- airfield
- airstrip
- apron
- carousel
- check in
- check-in desk
- control tower
- gate
- hangar
- helipad
- heliport
- Jetway
- landing strip
- pad
- reclaim
- terminal
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