Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A place where aircraft take off and land, usually equipped with hard-surfaced landing strips, a control tower, hangars, aircraft maintenance and refueling facilities, and accommodations for passengers and cargo.
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- noun An
airfield (a place where airplanes can take off and land), including one or morerunways and one or more passengerterminals .
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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Although the idea of a no-frills, soccer-only stadium somewhere out toward the Columbia River or the airport is a good one, an even better concept leaps out of this exchange -- a nonprofit team!
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Across the highway and just south of the airport is the Hotel Vienna, an inexpensive but decent place to stay the night.
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Although the idea of a no-frills, soccer-only stadium somewhere out toward the Columbia River or the airport is a good one, an even better concept leaps out of this exchange -- a nonprofit team!
Leave the Beavers -- move the Timbers? (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Across the highway and just south of the airport is the Hotel Vienna, an inexpensive but decent place to stay the night.
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Obama administration officials in charge of the relief effort defended the decisions, noting the airport is the only major hub in Haiti.
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The Max line to the airport is a waste of money so why not close it and improve the bus services elsewhere and that includes the connections between North Portland and the Rivergate Industrial Park?
Portland gangster hit in broad daylight (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Across the highway and just south of the airport is the Hotel Vienna, an inexpensive but decent place to stay the night.
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Across the highway and just south of the airport is the Hotel Vienna, an inexpensive but decent place to stay the night.
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Across the highway and just south of the airport is the Hotel Vienna, an inexpensive but decent place to stay the night.
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Across the highway and just south of the airport is the Hotel Vienna, an inexpensive but decent place to stay the night.
Prolagus commented on the word airport
Greetings from JFK, where I'm enjoying free sessions of WiFi connection thanks to some weakness in the company's settings when connecting with an iPodium. (I think)
July 14, 2008