: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
Synonyms of airport
Examples of airport in a Sentence
the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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Facial recognition tools are front and center at the airport, but at some supermarkets, including Fairway and now Wegmans, the cameras are often out of sight.
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Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Wing It Cafe, a restaurant with a view of the runway at a small private airport northwest of Fort Worth, has closed, according to the restaurant’s social media.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026
While gearing up for a flight at a Sydney airport, Kidman showed off a major hair transformation by going back to her roots, both beauty and fashion-wise.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, at least 14 flights have left from FLL to the region Sunday morning, according to the airport’s flight tracker.
—Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
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Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Wing It Cafe, a restaurant with a view of the runway at a small private airport northwest of Fort Worth, has closed, according to the restaurant’s social media.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2026
While gearing up for a flight at a Sydney airport, Kidman showed off a major hair transformation by going back to her roots, both beauty and fashion-wise.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, at least 14 flights have left from FLL to the region Sunday morning, according to the airport’s flight tracker.
—Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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airport
noun
air·port
ˈa(ə)r-ˌpōrt 
ˈe(ə)r-,
-ˌpȯrt
: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
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