Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An airport or airfield, especially a military air base.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A location where
aircraft are operated. Usually with arunway and maintenance facilities.
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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As for this particular airdrome, this is a joint civil and military aerodrome.
Russian Aviation Agency Official, Interview Excerpts Greg White 2011
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However, within a few days we took over the Bofors from the army on Maleme airdrome.
Thomas Hawksworth 2010
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The German Air Force had built a big airdrome outside of Mannheim where a fighter wing had been based, back in the days when the Third Reich had an effective air defense system.
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She guided the airplane in a wide, screaming circle over the airdrome, just to get a feel for the craft.
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Its airdrome could handle a thousand planes, and its well-protected harbor could easily shelter the entire Japanese navy.
Into the Rising Sun Patrick K. O’Donnell 2002
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“I saw a large airdrome with a six-thousand-foot runway and a lone jet approaching the field from the south at 500 feet,” Chuck Yeager described his only victory over a Me 262.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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Out of the mists of dawn a 36-ship formation of Messerschmitt-109 fighters, with a large bomb slung beneath each glistening green and gray belly, swept low over the farm as they assembled from a near-by airdrome, staggering slowly under the great load.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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“I saw a large airdrome with a six-thousand-foot runway and a lone jet approaching the field from the south at 500 feet,” Chuck Yeager described his only victory over a Me 262.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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Out of the mists of dawn a 36-ship formation of Messerschmitt-109 fighters, with a large bomb slung beneath each glistening green and gray belly, swept low over the farm as they assembled from a near-by airdrome, staggering slowly under the great load.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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The main hangar, in the center of the airdrome, contained barrels of gasoline.
Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs Patrick K. O'Donnell 2004
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