Airport
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
a porthole designed to be opened to the outside air.
Contemporary Examples
Kate changed in the airport, into a (windproof) pair of jeans and a cream sweater.
Gust of Wind Catches Kate’s Dress During Stop Over Down Under Tom Sykes September 18, 2012
William and Kate left the airport in his Range Rover after the flight, headed to their cottage in North Wales.
Prince William and Kate Middleton Take No-Frills Flight Tom Sykes April 2, 2012
In fact, experts in airport security have long worried about this weakness.
A Gift to the Jihadis: The Unseen Airport Security Threat Clive Irving December 26, 2014
They got into a car that was waiting for them nearby and were taken immediately to the airport.
Mossad’s Greatest Female Assassin: An Excerpt From ‘Sylvia Rafael’ Ram Oren,
Moti Kfir September 19, 2014
They made one last charge for the airport, and when the riot police blocked them again a melee ensued.
Mexican Protesters Look to Start a New Revolution Jason McGahan November 20, 2014
Historical Examples
He was rushing toward a brick building, at the furthest end of the airport!
Famous Flyers David Goodger ([email protected])
Every airport in the land has been on the lookout for you all night.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 Various
When they reached the airport, Jane went straight to the waiting room and sat down at a writing table.
Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines Ruthe S. Wheeler
Hart met me at the airport and greeted me like a long-lost brother.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 Various
In a short while Bill had brought the plane down once more into the airport.
Famous Flyers David Goodger ([email protected])
noun
a landing and taking-off area for civil aircraft, usually with surfaced runways and aircraft maintenance and passenger facilities
n.
1919, from air (n.1) + port (n.1). First reference is to Bader Field, outside Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S., which opened in 1910.
Read Also:
- Airport book
noun any book, often lengthy fiction, bought in an airport for the purposes of in-flight and trip reading; also called airport novel , [airport fiction] Examples Airport books are seen as essentially disposable; suitable for a long flight or trip but then discarded afterwards. Word Origin from the point-of-purchase buying of books at the airport
- Airport code
a three-letter abbreviation of the names of the world’s major airports, used especially as an identifier for routing baggage.
- Airport fiction
noun See airport book
- Airport novel
noun See airport book
- Airs
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere. a stir in the atmosphere; a light breeze. overhead space; sky: The planes filled the air. circulation; publication; publicity: to give air to one’s theories. the general character or complexion of anything; appearance: His early work […]