: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
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the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Israeli media reported a rocket had landed near the airport.
—Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Under intense pressure from Washington, Mexican officials have aided that effort, intercepting northbound travelers on roads and trains and in airports.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump held his first campaign rally in Michigan this year in February at an airport hangar in Waterford where his supporters stood in sub-freezing temperatures to see him.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Airport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airport. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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airport
noun
air·port
ˈa(ə)r-ˌpōrt 
ˈe(ə)r-,
-ˌpȯrt
: a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and maintenance facilities and often serves as a terminal
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