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airfield [ˈɛəˌfiːld] n (Engineering / Aeronautics) a landing and taking-off area for aircraft, usually with permanent buildings An area prepared for the accommodation (including any buildings, installations, and equipment), landing, and takeoff of aircraft. See also alternate airfield; departure airfield; landing area; landing point; landing site; main airfield; redeployment airfield. (DOD Note: In all entries involving "airfield" or "aerodrome," the US uses "airfield," and NATO uses "aerodrome." The terms are synonymous.) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
airfield noun airport, airstrip, aerodrome, landing strip, air station, airdrome (U.S.) It was built as an airfield during World War II. Translations airfield [ˈɛərfiːld] n → terrain m d'aviation air force n → armée f de l'air to join the air force → s'engager dans l'armée de l'air air freshener n → désodorisant pour l'air)m > How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| City officials will begin another round of hearings next week on
plans to build a new $2 billion north airfield at LAX -- the most
expensive and contentious of the airport's modernization projects. Of course, if the insurgents are actually
within range of the airfield, then the airfield must be seized by
helicopter assault-a complex and dangerous operation in itself. To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, May 2005: When Moss
Trawnley, age 17, loses his job at an airfield in Texas in the depths of
the Depression, he heads out to Montana to try to find his father and
make sure he gets money to their family back in Louisiana. |
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