as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline

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Recent Examples of airport The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025 The flights operated out of a number of airports around the country; Charlotte’s flight happened to be the last one. Chase Jordan october 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025 Terminal 2’s expansive airport mall provides a variety of clean, spacious storefronts for shopping and dining, including several local culinary standouts. Anna Katherine Clemmons, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025 According to airport officials and industry analysts, the damage was estimated at approximately $1 billion, much of it related to goods imported by the apparel industry. Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airport
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Noun
  • Ukraine sees them as a way to strike Russian command centers, logistics hubs, and airfields currently out of reach.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Supplying Tomahawk missiles, which can travel 1,500 miles, could enable Ukraine to hit targets deep inside Russian territory, including military bases, logistics hubs, airfields, and command centers.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 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
  • 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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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airport. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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