airfield

Example Sentences

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The troops and equipment had landed at an airfield in the north-eastern state of Bauchi, Nigerian defence spokesperson Maj Gen Samaila Uba said.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Drive five minutes toward London and you’ll find an airfield that became a Rolls-Royce factory and is now a Warner Bros. complex.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The United States can count on plenty of other military assets in the region, including ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf, and the Baledogle airfield in Somalia.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

The airfield can flood in heavy rain, forcing commercial flights to be grounded.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

A dreadful scene lay below her as they left the airfield.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein