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airfield

American  
[air-feeld] / ˈɛərˌfild /

noun

  1. a level area, usually equipped with hard-surfaced runways, on which airplanes take off and land.

airfield British  
/ ˈɛəˌfiːld /

noun

  1. a landing and taking-off area for aircraft, usually with permanent buildings

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Etymology

Origin of airfield

First recorded in 1930–35; air 1 + field

Example Sentences

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The troops and equipment had landed at an airfield in the north-eastern state of Bauchi, Nigerian defence spokesperson Maj Gen Samaila Uba said.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Drive five minutes toward London and you’ll find an airfield that became a Rolls-Royce factory and is now a Warner Bros. complex.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The government says its facilities include an airfield and deep-water port, as well as advanced communications and surveillance capabilities.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

The United States can count on plenty of other military assets in the region, including ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf, and the Baledogle airfield in Somalia.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Sofya Osipova was one of nine mechanics who went to the new airfield at Voronezh ahead of the rest of the regiment.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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