The aeroplane to Dunedin left the aerodrome promptly at eight in the morning.
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Aerodrome
Synonyms for "aerodrome" (13 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: airport, airdrome, airfield, airfield term, airport term.
- Sentence evidence is available for aerodrome, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "aerodrome".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "aerodrome"
Keep "aerodrome" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "aerodrome" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "aerodrome", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "aerodrome" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
3 entriescivil aerodromemilitary aerodromeprivate aerodrome
Collocations
6 entriesaerodrome capacityaerodrome layoutaerodrome operationsaerodrome planningcivil aerodromeinternational aerodrome
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
85 translations across 61 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- aerodrom noun (airfield)
Arabic
2 entries- مَدْرَج noun (airfield)
- مَهْبِط noun (airfield)
Armenian
1 entries- աերոդրոմ noun (airfield)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- aerodrom noun (airfield)
Belarusian
1 entries- аэрадро́м noun (airfield)
Bengali
2 entries- বিমানঘাঁটি noun (airfield)
- বিমানবন্দর noun (airfield)
Bulgarian
2 entries- аеродру́м noun (airfield)
- лети́ще noun (airfield)
Burmese
1 entries- လေယာဉ်ကွင်း noun (airfield)
Catalan
1 entries- aeròdrom noun (airfield)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 機場 /机场 noun (airfield)
- 飛機場 /飞机场 noun (airfield)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 機場 /机场 noun (airfield)
- 飛機場 /飞机场 noun (airfield)
Czech
1 entries- letiště noun (airfield)
Danish
1 entries- flyveplads noun (airfield)
Dutch
2 entries- aerodroom noun (airfield)
- vliegveld noun (airfield)
Estonian
2 entries- aerodroom noun (airfield)
- lennuväli noun (airfield)
Finnish
2 entries- lentokenttä noun (airfield)
- lentopaikka noun (airfield)
French
1 entries- aérodrome noun (airfield)
Galician
1 entries- aeródromo noun (airfield)
Georgian
1 entries- აეროდრომი noun (airfield)
German
2 entries- Aerodrom noun (airfield)
- Flugplatz noun (airfield)
Greek
1 entries- αεροδρόμιο noun (airfield)
Hindi
3 entries- हवाई अड्डा noun (airfield)
- हवाई क्षेत्र noun (airfield)
- हवाई मैदान noun (airfield)
Hungarian
1 entries- repülőtér noun (airfield)
Icelandic
1 entries- flugvöllur noun (airfield)
Indonesian
2 entries- aerodrom noun (airfield)
- lapangan terbang noun (airfield)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- فُرودْگاه noun (airfield)
- پَرْوازْگاه noun (airfield)
Irish
1 entries- aeradróm noun (airfield)
Italian
1 entries- aerodromo noun (airfield)
Japanese
1 entries- 飛行場 noun (airfield)
Kazakh
1 entries- аэродром noun (airfield)
Khmer
1 entries- អាកាសយានដ្ឋាន noun (airfield)
Korean
1 entries- 비행장 noun (airfield)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- аэродром noun (airfield)
Latvian
1 entries- aerodroms noun (airfield)
Lithuanian
1 entries- aerodromas noun (airfield)
Macedonian
2 entries- аеродро́м noun (airfield)
- леталиште noun (airfield)
Malay
2 entries- lapangan terbang noun (airfield)
- padang terbang noun (airfield)
Mongolian
1 entries- аэродром noun (airfield)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- balafirgeh noun (airfield)
- firokgeh noun (airfield)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- flyplass noun (airfield)
Pashto
1 entries- هوايي ډګر noun (airfield)
Polish
2 entries- aerodrom noun (airfield)
- lotnisko noun (airfield)
Portuguese
1 entries- aeródromo noun (airfield)
Romanian
1 entries- aerodrom noun (airfield)
Russian
1 entries- аэродро́м noun (airfield)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- aeròdrom noun (airfield)
- аеро̀дром noun (airfield)
Slovak
1 entries- letisko noun (airfield)
Slovene
1 entries- letališče noun (airfield)
Spanish
1 entries- aeródromo noun (airfield)
Swedish
1 entries- flygplats noun (airfield)
Tajik
3 entries- аэродром noun (airfield)
- парвозгоҳ noun (airfield)
- фурудгоҳ noun (airfield)
Tatar
1 entries- аэродром noun (airfield)
Thai
1 entries- สนามบิน noun (airfield)
Turkish
1 entries- aerodrom noun (airfield)
Turkmen
1 entries- aerodrom noun (airfield)
Ukrainian
1 entries- аеродро́м noun (airfield)
Urdu
4 entries- طَیران گاہ noun (airfield)
- فِضائی مُسْتَقَر noun (airfield)
- ہَوائی اَڈَّہ noun (airfield)
- ہَوائی مَیدان noun (airfield)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئايرودروم noun (airfield)
Uzbek
1 entries- aerodrom noun (airfield)
Vietnamese
2 entries- sân bay noun (airfield)
- trường bay noun (airfield)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַעראָדראָם noun (airfield)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
As a result of the accident at Southend Airport when a Hermes aircraft overshot the runway and fouled the down Shenfield to Southend Victoria line between Rochford and Prittlewell, the Eastern Region is considering warning arrangements, which have already been provided on some lines running past aerodromes.
Source: wiktionary
Any person authorised by the Governor shall have the right of access at all reasonable times to any aerodrome other than a Royal Air Force aerodrome for the purpose of inspecting the aerodrome,[…].
Source: wiktionary
Apart from these aerodromes where ATC services have been established, a number of aerodromes exist where ATC services are not provided. In such cases the establishment of ATC services may be required by the aerodrome operators.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "aerodrome"?
Closest matches include airport, airdrome, airfield, airfield term, airport term.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "aerodrome"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.