landing field

noun
an area of land large and smooth enough for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.

Origin:
1920–25

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landing field
 
n
an area of land on which aircraft land and from which they take off

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landing field is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
The site includes a six-airplane hangar and a sod landing field.
Amenities include a radio control airplane landing field, in addition to available water sports.
Some of them provide a special lip or landing field with guide lines leading to the nectar stores deep inside.
Every flight begins and ends at an airport or other suitable landing field.
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