airfield

Example Sentences

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Over the preceding several years, the Soviet Union and Cuba had grown involved in Grenada, building military facilities, providing arms, and building an airfield capable of handling military aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Go Skydive, which operates at the airfield, has been approached for comment.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Unless an airfield was available, a makeshift one would need to be set up to bring equipment in and take the nuclear material out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

Before they’d even had a chance to return to the airfield, Lilya saw that Raisa Belyaeva was dogfighting with a Luftwaffe fighter plane.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein