Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An airport or airfield.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A flying-machine supported by aëroplanes and having a motor and a rudder for navigating the air; specifically, a machine of this kind invented and named by S. P. Langley.
- noun A course for testing or practising with aëroplanes or other flying-machines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A shed for housing an airship or aëroplane.
- noun A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
airfield :
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Etymologies
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Examples
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The location proves the point somewhat, stuck out there in aerodrome country and the Salisbury Plain.
Landmark Firs Peter Ashley 2008
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The aerodrome was a grass field of about five hundred acres that had been laid out for training in the last war and not much used since; it was grazed by sheep and the farmer had the one small hangar full of haymaking machinery and stuff of that sort.
The Rainbow and the Rose Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1958
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Buxton is a little place in north Tasmania where the aerodrome is a grass field with no runways.
The Rainbow and the Rose Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1958
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He knew that the aerodrome was the home of a training school of some sort.
What Happened to the Corbetts Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1939
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He knew that the aerodrome was the home of a training school of some sort.
What Happened to the Corbetts Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1939
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They arrived at Vert Galand aerodrome, which is situated eleven miles north of Amiens on the
The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Walter Alexander Raleigh 1891
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It says it is not subject to the municipality's rules because it is building an aerodrome, which is regulated by Transport Canada.
Thestar.com - Home Page Vanessa Lu 2011
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The aerodrome, which is on land at Winspurs Farm and run by Chris Gurney, currently has a temporary permission.
EDP24 News 2010
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The aerodrome, which is on land at Winspurs Farm and run by Chris Gurney, currently has a temporary permission.
EDP24 News 2010
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Directly north of the aerodrome is a sports field but north of that is a large scale quarry and associated concrete products manufacturing. (and a prison).
RealClimate 2009
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