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airfield

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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air·field /ˈeəfiːld $ ˈer-/ noun [countable]  TTAa place where planes can fly from, especially one used by military planes 机场〔尤指军用机场〕
Examples from the Corpus
airfieldBut it was unlucky 13 when he took off from an airfield in Yorkshire in a Halifax bomber.That burst finally convinced somebody in airfield defence.Graf von Kageneck is helped into his parachute harness by his ground crew on a Sicilian airfield in May 1941.During 9 March numerous single aircraft appeared overhead to strafe Takali airfield.A few days later a 69 Squadron Maryland approached the airfield, looking for all the world like a Ju88.Trying to exit the airfield after the show ended resulted in large queues of vehicles all trying to get out of one gate.The result in the vote against the development and for the retention of the airfield was unanimous.
air·field nounChineseSyllable
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airfield
airfield /ˈeəfiːld $ ˈer-/ noun [countable]
a place where planes can fly from, especially one used by military planes


air·fieldBrE /ˈeəfiːld/ 🔊NAmE /ˈerfiːld/ 🔊 nounan area of flat ground where military or private planes can take off and land 飞机场