as in airfield
a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal
helicopters taking off from a military airdrome near Moscow
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airdrome
Noun
-
The strike will likely disrupt strike operations from the airfield and force Russia to replenish munitions stock and Russian aircraft would have been dispersed to surrounding airfields in response, the ministry added.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Separately, the Ukrainian Army General Staff said that its attack at Engels military airfield in Russia on March 20 had destroyed 96 air-to-air cruise missiles and significant reserves of aviation fuel.—
John Leicester,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Control tower at Myanmar airport collapsed Satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC analyzed by the AP show the earthquake toppled the air traffic control tower at Naypyitaw International Airport as if sheered from its base.—
Time,
Time,
29 Mar. 2025
-
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a Delta Air Lines plane nearly crashed midair with a T-38 Air Force jet Friday near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), just months after a January collision at the airport claimed 67 lives.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
The aim is to commercialize both piloted and autonomous civilian aircraft and the $1.4 billion will be spent creating a city-wide infrastructure for flying vehicles, with over 100 take-off and landing points in Guangzhou, a large general aviation aerodrome and a fleet of airborne taxis.—
Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
13 Aug. 2024
-
And a huge concrete area that looked like an aerodrome was awaiting rebuilding as a new suburb.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 May 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Airdrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airdrome. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share