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 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
The airfield can flood in heavy rain, forcing commercial flights to be grounded.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025
Instead of serving dinner in the canteen, the ground staff brought food out onto the airfield.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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