Definitions for airport
ˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrtair·port

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. airport, airdrome, aerodrome, dromenoun

   an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. airportnoun

   An airfield (a place where airplanes can take off and land), including one or more runways and one or more passenger terminals.

2. Etymology: air + port

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1. Airport

   An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and to land or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals, to maintain and monitor aircraft. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation. Operating airports is extremely complicated, with a complex system of aircraft support services, passenger services, and aircraft control services contained within the operation. Thus airports can be major employers, as well as important hubs for tourism and other kinds of transit. Because they are sites of operation for heavy machinery, a number of regulations and safety measures have been implemented in airports, in order to reduce hazards. Additionally, airports have major local environmental impacts, as both large sources of air pollution, noise pollution and other environmental impacts, making them sites that acutely experience the environmental effects of aviation. Airports are also vulnerable infrastructure to extreme weather, climate change caused sea level rise and other disasters.

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1. airport

   An airport is a large, complex facility where aircraft such as airplanes and helicopters take off and land. It includes areas for parking aircraft, terminals for passengers, runways for aircraft to take off and landing, and often times shops, restaurants, and various services for travelers. Typically, airports also include extensive infrastructure for managing air traffic and maintaining aircraft. They can serve commercial flights, private aircraft, and may also be used for military purposes.

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1. AirPort

   AirPort is the name given to a series of Apple products using the protocols. These products comprise a number of wireless routers and wireless cards. The AirPort Extreme name was originally intended to signify the addition of the 802.11g protocol to these products. In Japan, the line of products is marketed under the brand AirMac due to previous registration by I-O Data.

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1. airport

   See airfield.

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1. airport

   A specific location with buildings, aircraft control building, shops, toilets, space for vehicles, cargo and aircraft, buildings for passengers, crew and other relevant elements to function easily, effectively and efficiently.

   Airports are a joy to move through when we are going to fly with an airline.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

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1. airport

   The airport symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the airport symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Airfield

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'airport' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3455

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'airport' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2900

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'airport' in Nouns Frequency: #1304

How to pronounce airport?

1. Alex

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How to say airport in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of airport in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of airport in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of airport in a Sentence

1. Dumb & Dumber:

   Lloyd There's really nothing to worry about Mary. Statistically they say you're more likely to get killed on the way to the airport. You know, like on a head on crash or flying off a cliff or getting trapped under a gas truck That's the worst I have this cousin, well y'know, I had this cousin...

2. Brussels Airport:

   Don't come to the airport - airport is being evacuated. Avoid the airport area. Flights have been cancelled.

3. Jen You:

   With travel roaring back, we’ve been innovating on ways to redesign your airport experience from beginning to end so that you’re not just getting to and from the airport, but also getting through it with less stress, our new series of products and features will help you plan for your upcoming trips and make your airport travel smoother than ever.

4. Jay Leno:

   Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people they're just acquaintances.

5. Faye Malarkey Black:

   If there's weather at the destination airport or the forecast of weather, then the dispatch isn't going to release that flight, in the instance that aircraft are enroute and are inbound to an airport, and fog rolls in... then you're going to have to circle, and then eventually divert to a reliever airport.

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