aerodrome
noun (aerodrome, aerodromes) — UK, Australia, old-fashioned
Everyday
(UK, Australia, old use) A small airfield where planes take off and land, without a big airport building. tree →
In the lessons
Heard in history stories about early flying and war, and in the UK, Australia and New Zealand for small local airfields. In the USA people say «airfield» or «airport».
Examples
- The little plane landed at the country aerodrome. tree →
- In the war, pilots flew from an aerodrome in Kent. tree →
- Grandad worked at the local aerodrome. tree →
- We watched gliders at the aerodrome. tree →
- The aerodrome had just one grass runway. tree →
- Old maps show an aerodrome where the park is now. tree →
Note
British spelling; the American form «airdrome» is rare. Not the same as a big airport.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «aerodrome» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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