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 airfield named the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport sits deep in the Everglades far removed from the bustle of the Miami metro area.
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Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Their primary job is to patrol the airfield and chase away birds, preventing potential collisions with aircraft.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The Ukrainian military also struck in the early hours of Saturday, targeting an airfield in the Russian town of Borisoglebsk, where fighter jets are based, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
—Natalya Kushnir, ABC News, 5 July 2025
The Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia's Voronezh Oblast was struck overnight, and imagery shared on social media showed the fiery aftermath of the attacks.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Their primary job is to patrol the airfield and chase away birds, preventing potential collisions with aircraft.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 June 2025
The Ukrainian military also struck in the early hours of Saturday, targeting an airfield in the Russian town of Borisoglebsk, where fighter jets are based, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
—Natalya Kushnir, ABC News, 5 July 2025
The Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia's Voronezh Oblast was struck overnight, and imagery shared on social media showed the fiery aftermath of the attacks.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airfield
Noun
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Torrential rains caused travel delays throughout the city, flooding subways and roads and delaying flights at JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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In this case, the smart city is not being built on a former airport site, but on a one-time ranch devoted to raising cattle and rice.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Noun
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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 30 Jul. 2025.
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