airfield

Example Sentences

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In one instance, a plane carrying the European Commission president was forced to divert to another airfield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Campaigners have expressed concern about the potential contamination under the rest of the former airfield site, as that is where thousands of new homes could be built.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The BBC skidded optimistically along to a pickup spot at the city's de-commissioned airfield, Tempelhofer Feld, but there were no veggie sacks to be seen.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The United States can count on plenty of other military assets in the region, including ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf, and the Baledogle airfield in Somalia.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

When she got back to her airfield with damage to both her shoulder and her leg, she let herself be given first aid but refused to go to the hospital.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein