airport

air·port  (ârpôrt, -prt)

n.

1. A tract of leveled land where aircraft can 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.

2. Such an installation in which the landing area is on water.

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airport

Noun

a landing and taking-off area for civil aircraft, with facilities for aircraft maintenance and passenger arrival and departure

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See: airfield.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

airport - an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo aerodrome, airdrome, drome airdock, hangar, repair shed - a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained airfield, flying field, landing field, field - a place where planes take off and land air terminal, airport terminal - a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight control tower - a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport heliport - an airport for helicopters

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airport

noun airfield, aerodrome, airdrome U.S.

Translations

airport [ˈɛəpɔːt] n → aeropuerto

airport [ˈɛəpɔːt] air n → aéroport m

airport [ˈɛəpɔːt] air n → Flughafen m

airport [ˈɛəpɔːt] n → aeroporto