Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An airport.
- n. A military air base.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Etymologies
- Alteration of aerodrome. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“However, within a few days we took over the Bofors from the army on Maleme airdrome.”
“As for this particular airdrome, this is a joint civil and military aerodrome.”
The Wall Street Journal: Russian Aviation Agency Official, Interview Excerpts
“She guided the airplane in a wide, screaming circle over the airdrome, just to get a feel for the craft.”
“The German Air Force had built a big airdrome outside of Mannheim where a fighter wing had been based, back in the days when the Third Reich had an effective air defense system.”
“Its airdrome could handle a thousand planes, and its well-protected harbor could easily shelter the entire Japanese navy.”
““I saw a large airdrome with a six-thousand-foot runway and a lone jet approaching the field from the south at 500 feet,” Chuck Yeager described his only victory over a Me 262.”
“Out of the mists of dawn a 36-ship formation of Messerschmitt-109 fighters, with a large bomb slung beneath each glistening green and gray belly, swept low over the farm as they assembled from a near-by airdrome, staggering slowly under the great load.”
“The main hangar, in the center of the airdrome, contained barrels of gasoline.”
“The first time, disguised as a shepherd, I approached the northwest part of the airdrome with a flock; the second, I hid in the garden of a house very close to the east side of the airdrome; the third time, I approached by sea in a canoe, pretending to fish.”
“From this personal observation, I made certain of the following: in the northwest section of the airdrome, there was an abandoned glider.”
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Addenda to the 1923 Printing of Webst...
Many of these words first came into common usage during World War I, and reflect not only the technological and scientific leaps of the early part of the 20th century, but the new experience of glo...
abri, ace, acidosis, airdrome, air fleet, airplane, air raid, airworthy, altimeter, anaphylaxis, anociassociation, anti-aircraft and 292 more...
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