landing field

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

Origin of landing field

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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How to use landing field in a sentence

  • Jimmy drove it straight on until he could see the little, low boundary lights that marked the edge of the landing field.

    The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
  • Ever so plainly he could see the familiar landing field, where the pilots stop to pick up mail.

    The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
  • About half a mile, I suppose, though our land runs clear down to the landing field.

    The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
  • Duke walked steadily away from the grotesquely elaborate landing field.

    Victory | Lester del Rey
  • The planet itself seemed to be perfectly constructed for a gigantic landing field for interstellar ships.

    Dead Giveaway | Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for landing field

landing field

noun
  1. an area of land on which aircraft land and from which they take off

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