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aerodrome - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun An airport or airfield.
from The Century Dictionary.
noun A flying-machine supported by aëroplanes and having a motor and a rudder for navigating the air; specifically, a machine of this kind invented and named by S. P. Langley.
noun A course for testing or practising with aëroplanes or other flying-machines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun A shed for housing an airship or aëroplane.
noun A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From aero- , by analogy with hippodrome ("horse racecourse"), from Ancient Greek.
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The location proves the point somewhat, stuck out there in aerodrome country and the Salisbury Plain.
Landmark Firs Peter Ashley 2008
The aerodrome was a grass field of about five hundred acres that had been laid out for training in the last war and not much used since; it was grazed by sheep and the farmer had the one small hangar full of haymaking machinery and stuff of that sort.
The Rainbow and the Rose Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1958
Buxton is a little place in north Tasmania where the aerodrome is a grass field with no runways.
The Rainbow and the Rose Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1958
He knew that the aerodrome was the home of a training school of some sort.
What Happened to the Corbetts Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1939
He knew that the aerodrome was the home of a training school of some sort.
What Happened to the Corbetts Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1939
They arrived at Vert Galand aerodrome , which is situated eleven miles north of Amiens on the
The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Walter Alexander Raleigh 1891
It says it is not subject to the municipality's rules because it is building an aerodrome , which is regulated by Transport Canada.
Thestar.com - Home Page Vanessa Lu 2011
The aerodrome , which is on land at Winspurs Farm and run by Chris Gurney, currently has a temporary permission.
EDP24 News 2010
The aerodrome , which is on land at Winspurs Farm and run by Chris Gurney, currently has a temporary permission.
EDP24 News 2010
Directly north of the aerodrome is a sports field but north of that is a large scale quarry and associated concrete products manufacturing. (and a prison).
RealClimate 2009
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