airport

1
[ air-pawrt, -pohrt ]
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noun
  1. a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.

Origin of airport

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1915–20; air1 + port1, on the model of seaport

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Other definitions for airport (2 of 2)

airport2
[ air-pawrt, -pohrt ]

nounNautical.
  1. a porthole designed to be opened to the outside air.

Origin of airport

2
First recorded in 1780–90; air1 + port4

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How to use airport in a sentence

  • Every wheel in the District motor pool was on the highway from the airport, shuttling in the wedding-party.

    The Great Potlatch Riots | Allen Kim Lang
  • The boys waited until Ricardo Montoya had breakfasted, then rode with him to the airport.

    The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
  • By agreement, the countdown was to be broadcast to all aircraft over one of the airport frequencies.

    The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
  • I hailed a cab to the Logan airport, changed my reservations to an earlier plane, and returned to Washington.

    The Professional Approach | Charles Leonard Harness
  • As he flew along toward the Newark airport, a shadow fell athwart the wing and he looked up.

    The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher Pratt

British Dictionary definitions for airport

airport

/ (ˈɛəˌpɔːt) /


noun
  1. a landing and taking-off area for civil aircraft, usually with surfaced runways and aircraft maintenance and passenger facilities

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