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 [air-pawrt, -pohrt]   Origin

air·port

1   [air-pawrt, -pohrt]
noun
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.
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Origin:
1915–20; air1 + port1, on the model of seaport

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air·port

2   [air-pawrt, -pohrt]
noun Nautical.
a porthole designed to be opened to the outside air.
Origin:
1780–90; air1 + port4
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airport (ˈɛəˌpɔːt)
 
—n
a landing and taking-off area for civil aircraft, usually with surfaced runways and aircraft maintenance and passenger facilities

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airport
1919, from air (1) + port. First ref. is to Bader Field, outside Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S., which opened in 1910.
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