aerodrome
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aerodrome
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* (aircraft): In the obsolete sense of “flying machine” coined by American aviation pioneer Samuel Langley in 1897, from Ancient Greek ἀεροδρόμος (aerodrómos, “traversing the air”).
* (airfield): In the sense of “airfield”, from aero- + -drome, a suffix formed in analogy with hippodrome (“horse racecourse”), from Ancient Greek.
noun aerodromes
- An airfield. As a result of the accident at Southend Airport when a Hermes aircraft overshot the runway and fouled the down Shenfield to Southend Victoria line between Rochford and Prittlewell, the Eastern Region is considering warning arrangements, which have already been provided on some lines running past aer
- Any area of land or water used for aircraft operation, regardless of facilities.
- An airfield used for managed aircraft operation, either military or civilian, having such facilities as are necessary for operation. Any person authorised by the Governor shall have the right of access at all reasonable times to any aerodrome other than a Royal Air Force aerodrome for the purpose of inspecting the aerodrome,[…].
- An airfield equipped with air traffic control facilities and hangars as well as accommodation for passengers and cargo; an airport.
- A flying machine composed of aeroplanes (“airfoils, aerodynamic surfaces”). An aeroplane (“airplane, aircraft”), particularly one constructed by or according to the design of Samuel Pierpont Langley and Charles M. Manly. 1908 June 8, Nikola Tesla, Little Aeroplane Progress: So Says Nikola Tesla-But He Is Working on One of His Own, letter to The New York Times, Page 6, The Langley and Maxim aerodromes, which did not soar, were in my opinion better pieces of mechanism than their very latest imitations.
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noun airfield
| Español | aeródromo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비행장 bihaengjang |
| 日本語 | 飛行場 hikōjō |
| 中文 | 飛機場 /飞机场 fēijīchǎng, 機場 /机场 jīchǎng |
| हिन्दी | हवाई मैदान havāī maidān, हवाई अड्डा havāī aḍḍā, हवाई क्षेत्र havāī kṣetra |
| Português | aeródromo |
| Français | aérodrome |
| Deutsch | Flugplatz |
| Italiano | aerodromo |
| Ελληνικά | αεροδρόμιο aerodrómio |
| Română | aerodrom |
| Русский | аэродро́м aerodróm |
| Tiếng Việt | sân bay, trường bay |
| العربية | مَهْبِط mahbiṭ, مَدْرَج madraj |
Talk about this word "aerodrome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aerodrome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aerodrome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aerodrome "aerodrome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aerodrome.Cite this
@misc{aerodrome_2026,
title = {aerodrome},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aerodrome},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
