airfield
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airfield
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From air + field.
noun airfields
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An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
Taiwanese war planes are parked on a highway during an annual exercise to simulate a response to a Chinese attack on Taiwan's airfields in Changhua in southern Taiwan.
Similar: aerodrome, airdrome, landing field
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: landing field, field, flying field, airstrip, aerodrome, airport, runway, aviation, airbase, strip, ground, track, trail, air, vol, aerodromes
Translations
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noun place where airplanes can take off and land
| Español | aeródromo, aeroparque, campo de aviación |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 "airfield." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/airfield. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. airfield. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/airfield "airfield." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/airfield.Cite this
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