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airfield

noun as in airport

noun as in landing strip

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We should retake more airfields throughout the country… It will take troops on the ground and a complete reassessment of our strategy.

McKenzie said Thursday's attack occurred at a gate where soldiers conduct security screenings before people enter the airfield.

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McKenzie said that the attack occurred at a gate where soldiers check people before they enter the airfield.

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The changes might be a disappointment for the general public, which no longer can enjoy views of the airfield from the glass-enclosed space — or the bowl of chowder from Legal Seafood.

During one night flight over the Sahara, he searches for the lights of the airfield beacons and mistakenly sets his course for a star.

During her 2011 tour of Canada, a skimpy yellow frock flew skywards on a Calgary airfield.

And what Navfac calls “standard airfield concrete” is military-grade, made with aggregate and Portland cement.

Forklifts shuffle weathered pallets of gear lining the airfield in a super-sized game of Tetris.

Heathrow was just a collection of Quonset huts, and the airfield was enrobed in fog.

As Predator Drones took off and landed incessantly at the nearby airfield, we chatted over a pot of green tea.

There were floodlights harsh on dock, airfield, barracks and lawn, with parties of guards moving around each section.

A very light plane, intended for artillery-spotting, took off from the nearest airfield to Boulder Lake.

Tonapah was at the foot of a mountain range and the airfield was out in the valley toward the next range.

We flew all the way back to England Just above the tree tops but never saw a train or airfield to shoot at.

There was still firing from the commercial airport and the smaller military airfield.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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