"airdrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: airdromes [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of aerodrome; by surface analysis, air + -drome. Etymology templates: {{m|en|aerodrome}} aerodrome, {{surf|en|air|-drome|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, air + -drome Head templates: {{en-noun}} airdrome (plural airdromes)
  1. A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities. Wikipedia link: en:airdrome Synonyms: aerodrome, airfield, landing field Related terms: airbase, air base (english: sometimes synonymous), airport (english: sometimes synonymous), helidrome
    Sense id: en-airdrome-en-noun-QTyoOfiz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -drome

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for airdrome meaning in English (1.9kB)

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