airfield
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airfields, plural;
/ˈe(ə)rˌfēld/,
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airfields, plural;
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An area of land set aside for the takeoff, landing, and maintenance of aircraft
Web Definitions:
- a place where planes take off and land
- An aerodrome, airdrome or airfield is a term for any location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve cargo, passengers or neither.
- The Airfield is a football stadium in Broughton, Wales.
- (Airfields) An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps takeoff and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport. ...
- (Airfields) During the Korean War, the U.N. Far East Air Force (FEAF) used some 15 air bases in Japan to support combat operations in Korea. In addition, the Air Force either improved or constructed some 55 airfields. ...
- A basic utility stage 1 airport as defined by the Federal Aviation Authority.
- More modern term for aerodrome, and applying more particularly to one used by military aircraft.