Word Study
airfield
CIDE DICTIONARY
airfield, n.
a place where planes take off and land; an airport; -- usually used of airports other than those with regularly sheduled commercial flights, such as those at military bases or small fields for private aircraft. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
airfield, n. an area of land where aircraft take off and land, are maintained, etc.
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