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airfield
[ air-feeld ]
noun
- a level area, usually equipped with hard-surfaced runways, on which airplanes take off and land.
airfield
/ ˈɛəˌfiːld /
noun
- a landing and taking-off area for aircraft, usually with permanent buildings
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We should retake more airfields throughout the country… It will take troops on the ground and a complete reassessment of our strategy.
McKenzie said Thursday's attack occurred at a gate where soldiers conduct security screenings before people enter the airfield.
McKenzie said that the attack occurred at a gate where soldiers check people before they enter the airfield.
The changes might be a disappointment for the general public, which no longer can enjoy views of the airfield from the glass-enclosed space — or the bowl of chowder from Legal Seafood.
During one night flight over the Sahara, he searches for the lights of the airfield beacons and mistakenly sets his course for a star.
During her 2011 tour of Canada, a skimpy yellow frock flew skywards on a Calgary airfield.
And what Navfac calls “standard airfield concrete” is military-grade, made with aggregate and Portland cement.
Forklifts shuffle weathered pallets of gear lining the airfield in a super-sized game of Tetris.
Heathrow was just a collection of Quonset huts, and the airfield was enrobed in fog.
As Predator Drones took off and landed incessantly at the nearby airfield, we chatted over a pot of green tea.
There were floodlights harsh on dock, airfield, barracks and lawn, with parties of guards moving around each section.
A very light plane, intended for artillery-spotting, took off from the nearest airfield to Boulder Lake.
Tonapah was at the foot of a mountain range and the airfield was out in the valley toward the next range.
We flew all the way back to England Just above the tree tops but never saw a train or airfield to shoot at.
There was still firing from the commercial airport and the smaller military airfield.
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