Synonyms for airport
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
Near-synonyms: airfield, aerodrome, airdrome
Related words
- Phrases
- airport book airport novel
Forms
- Plural
- airports → aerodromes, airfields, dromes…
Example sentences
- airfield The airfield on the island is now covered with weeds.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| airport | steady | |
| airfield | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- drome
- 8 letters
- airfield2
- 9 letters
- aerodrome3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (airfield2 = 2 syllables).