as in airport
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
the passenger jet made an emergency landing at an abandoned airfield
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Recent Examples of airfield
Also, at least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne -- trained to land in hostile territory to secure key territory and airfields -- have been ordered to the region.
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Jon Gambrell and David Rising The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Two controllers were working in the tower cab at the time, the top of the tower that looks out over the airfield, the NTSB confirmed on Tuesday.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Also, at least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne — trained to land in hostile territory to secure key territory and airfields — have been ordered to the region.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The paratroopers are trained to jump into hostile or contested areas to secure key territory and airfields.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Jon Gambrell and David Rising The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
Two controllers were working in the tower cab at the time, the top of the tower that looks out over the airfield, the NTSB confirmed on Tuesday.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Also, at least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne — trained to land in hostile territory to secure key territory and airfields — have been ordered to the region.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The paratroopers are trained to jump into hostile or contested areas to secure key territory and airfields.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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Many of the city’s highest earners work in Jones’ office, in the city attorney’s office, for the airport or in other transportation roles, according to data as of March 2026.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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That led to more Transportation Security Administration agents calling out from work, causing frustrating security lines at some of the nation's biggest airports.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The base, which sat on a hill east of the city, in the Franconia region of northern Bavaria, was a former Luftwaffe aerodrome, and had been occupied by American forces in 1945 and renamed in 1947 to honor Captain John A. Leighton, a U.S. Army Air Forces officer killed in World War II.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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All eight films were shot at Leavesden, a converted World War II-era aerodrome, which is now the production home base for the upcoming series.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The state awarded Gothams a $36 million contract to help outfit and maintain the facility, which was thrown up in just over a week on an old airstrip.—
Neena Satija,
Houston Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
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Smaller unmanned aircraft don’t need a military airstrip to launch.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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