airfield

Example Sentences

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If a local airfield wasn’t available, a makeshift one would need to be set up to fly equipment in and the material out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to the airfield near Honiton at about 13:00 GMT on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

The troops and equipment had landed at an airfield in the north-eastern state of Bauchi, Nigerian defence spokesperson Maj Gen Samaila Uba said.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 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 weather caused the cancellation of a mission, everyone stayed at the airfield and danced,” said Irina Rakobolskaya.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein