Definitions for airportˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
air•portˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt(n.)
a facility for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, esp. one used for transporting passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
Category: Transportation
Origin of airport:
1915–20
Princeton's WordNet
airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome(noun)
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
airport(noun)ˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt
a place where airplanes take off and land
Wiktionary
airport(Noun)
An airfield (a place where airplanes can take off and land), including one or more runways and one or more passenger terminals.
Origin: air + port
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
airport
See airfield.
Translations for airport
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
airport(noun)
a place where passenger aircraft arrive and depart, with buildings for customs, waiting-rooms etc.
- lughaweAfrikaans
- مَطَارArabic
- летищеBulgarian
- aeroportoPortuguese (BR)
- letištěCzech
- der FlughafenGerman
- lufthavnDanish
- αεροδρόμιοGreek
- aeropuertoSpanish
- lennujaamEstonian
- فرودگاهFarsi
- lentoasemaFinnish
- aéroportFrench
- שׂדֶה תְּעוּפָהHebrew
- विमानपत्तनHindi
- zračna lukaCroatian
- repülőtérHungarian
- bandar udaraIndonesian
- flugvöllurIcelandic
- aeroportoItalian
- 空港Japanese
- 공항Korean
- oro uostasLithuanian
- lidostaLatvian
- lapangan terbangMalay
- vliegveldDutch
- flyplass, lufthavnNorwegian
- lotniskoPolish
- فرودگاهPersian
- هوایی ډګرPashto
- aeroportoPortuguese
- aeroportRomanian
- аэропортRussian
- letiskoSlovak
- letališčeSlovenian
- aerodromSerbian
- flygplatsSwedish
- สนามบิน; ท่าอากาศยานThai
- havaalanıTurkish
- 機場Chinese (Trad.)
- аеропортUkrainian
- ہوائی اڈہUrdu
- sân bayVietnamese
- 機場Chinese (Simp.)
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