airdromes

noun

plural of airdrome
as in airfields
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal helicopters taking off from a military airdrome near Moscow

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  1. airfields
  2. airports
  3. aerodromes
Noun
  • Why ships and airfields need new defenses China’s research focuses on defending valuable assets.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • An International Civil Aviation Organization code, or better known as ICAO, is used to designate airfields.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of airfields
Noun
  • Flood warnings are also in place, while airports, ferries, railways and roads have seen disruptions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of airports
Noun
  • The former often requires irregular cargo like radar systems, missile launchers, helicopters, engineering gear, bridge-laying equipment, etc, delivered to areas with no existing aerodromes.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
Definition of aerodromes
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“Airdromes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airdromes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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