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
Authorities say five instructors, five novice tandem jumpers and the pilot died when the Pilatus PC-6 suddenly fell almost vertically near homes after leaving Nancy-Essey airfield.
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Antonin Utz,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
In honor of Father’s Day, the king also shared a photo taken 55 years ago, an August 1971 image from the airfield of Cranwell Air Base in Lincolnshire.
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Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
21 June 2026
Trump publicly soured on Meloni during Operation Epic Fury, when Italy refused to help with the war and forbade the use of its airfields for logistical assistance.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
The private space is on airport grounds and near the airfield, but away from the main terminals.
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Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Antonin Utz,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
In honor of Father’s Day, the king also shared a photo taken 55 years ago, an August 1971 image from the airfield of Cranwell Air Base in Lincolnshire.
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Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
21 June 2026
Trump publicly soured on Meloni during Operation Epic Fury, when Italy refused to help with the war and forbade the use of its airfields for logistical assistance.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
The private space is on airport grounds and near the airfield, but away from the main terminals.
—
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
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Why China is moving fast with robot hospitality China has already embraced service robots in hotels, restaurants, airports and public spaces.
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Miles of security fencing now surround the National Mall, with extensive road closures and airport-style screening at entrances to both the Great American State Fair and the Salute to America event.
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The former often requires irregular cargo like radar systems, missile launchers, helicopters, engineering gear, bridge-laying equipment, etc, delivered to areas with no existing aerodromes.
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Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP via Getty Images The aircraft, registered in Germany, crashed in a grassy area near the runway of the Nancy-Essey aerodrome, close to a residential area and two roads, an AFP journalist reported.
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My first glimpse of an elephant came as our safari game viewer bumped along the road from the airstrip to camp.
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All the of people kept at the isolated airstrip had been sent to other facilities.
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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