name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

   "She met Sam and the others at the airport at 7:00 am."

2. 2
   an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
2. 2
   A barangay of the district of Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines.
3. 3
   A barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.

Synonyms

All synonyms

aerodromeaerodromeairbaseairdromeairfieldairstrip

Example

More examples

"You needn't have hurried to the airport."

Etymology

From air + port.

Related phrases

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.