aerodrome
pronunciation
How to pronounce aerodrome in British English:
UK [ˈeərədrəʊm]
How to pronounce aerodrome in American English:
US [ˈerədroʊm]
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- Noun:
- an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Word Origin
- aerodrome (n.)
- 1902, from aero- on analogy of hippodrome. Earlier (1891) a name for a flying machine.
Example
- 1. The flights are set to leave from the warton aerodrome in lancashire , england .
- 2. According to dictionary compilers , the word aerodrome is one of the words vanishing from use .
- 3. Within the next few weeks a twin-engined jetstream will take off from warton aerodrome in lancashire , england , and head north towards scotland .
- 4. It can be unpleasant to live even several miles from an aerodrome ; if you think what it must be like to share the deck of a ship with several squadrons of jet aircraft , you will realize that a modern navy is a good place to study noise .