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
The suit seeks to block the Trump administration from building the new facility on a Florida airfield, the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT) near Big Cypress National Preserve.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 27 June 2025
The robo-coyotes have been tested at a number of military airfields, including Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, famous as the home of the Blue Angels aerobatics team, Fort Campbell, Tennessee, and Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Florida.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
Even as Russia unleashed its biggest attack on Ukraine to date on July 4, Ukraine in turn used drones to strike an airfield and other targets inside Russia.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Bloomberg can’t verify the information independently, and Russia hasn’t commented on the airfield specifically.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 5 July 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 27 June 2025
The robo-coyotes have been tested at a number of military airfields, including Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, famous as the home of the Blue Angels aerobatics team, Fort Campbell, Tennessee, and Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Florida.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
Even as Russia unleashed its biggest attack on Ukraine to date on July 4, Ukraine in turn used drones to strike an airfield and other targets inside Russia.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Bloomberg can’t verify the information independently, and Russia hasn’t commented on the airfield specifically.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
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The $205 million project will usher in a new era for the Indianapolis airport, which screened a record 10 million passengers last year and is consistently ranked the best mid-sized airport in North America.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 July 2025
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Five people were evaluated for injuries at the scene but did not require hospitalization, airport officials said.—
Jeff Martin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long-range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2025
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Ukraine begged former President Joe Biden and German leaders to no avail to provide long range missiles that could hit distant Russian aerodromes and eliminate strategic bombers at the source.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
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In the days leading up to the crash, Eugene took a group of hunters to an airstrip at St. Mary's, the report stated.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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The article follows a Mennonite farmer who makes a deal with the Sinaloa Cartel to use his land as an airstrip to traffic cocaine after his wife becomes sick.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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“Airfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airfield. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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