airfield

noun

air·​field ˈer-ˌfēld How to pronounce airfield (audio)
: an area of land from which aircraft operate: such as
a
b

Examples of airfield in a Sentence

the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
Recent Examples on the Web Of 118 projects launched by India’s Border Roads Organization last year to build infrastructure like roads, bridges and airfields, more than half were in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh, along the disputed border with China. Simone McCarthy, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024 San Jose Mineta’s airfield was named after Renzel, who died at the age of 100 in 2007, and a bust of him was placed at the airport in 1994. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024 That was made possible in part by McKenzie striking a deal with the Taliban in which the militants would provide security outside the international airport in Kabul while U.S. forces manned the airfield's perimeter. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2024 That was made possible in part by McKenzie, the former head of U.S. Central Command, striking a deal with the Taliban in which the militants would provide security outside the international airport in Kabul while U.S. forces manned the airfield’s perimeter. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024 Myrhorod is not a particularly interesting place, apart from that airfield. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2024 With its army short of ammunition and troops to break the deadlock on the battlefield, Ukraine has increasingly taken the fight behind Russian lines, attacking warships, railways and airfields in an attempt to diminish Moscow’s military operations. Constant Méheut, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Al-Arish military airfield with the mercy flight plane in the background. NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024 The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the United States was holding preliminary talks about positioning American reconnaissance drones at airfields in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Benin. Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airfield was in 1919

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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfield. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

airfield

noun
air·​field ˈa(ə)r-ˌfēld How to pronounce airfield (audio)
ˈe(ə)r-
1
: the landing field of an airport
2

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