airfield
Example Sentences
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Land is being cleared for a military radar and a remote airfield widened for heavy aircraft.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Earlier on Saturday, Heathrow's southern runway was closed while crews tackled a grass fire on the airfield.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The nearby U-Tapao airfield became a major base of operations during the Vietnam War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The same year, a rancher discovered metallic and rubber debris near the airfield at Roswell, N.M.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The woodland of Belorussia was so thick that there was hardly any place to use as an airfield, so the 46th Guards had to take off and land in forest clearings.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
