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AERODROME
airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome
(noun) an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aerodrome (plural aerodromes)
An airfield
(legal, Australia, Canada, term of art) Any area of land or water used for aircraft operation, regardless of facilities.
An airfield used for managed aircraft operation, either military or civilian, having such facilities as are necessary for operation.
(British) An airfield equipped with air traffic control facilities and hangars as well as accommodation for passengers and cargo; an airport.
(obsolete) A flying machine composed of aeroplanes. An aeroplane, particularly one constructed by or according to the design of Samuel Pierpont Langley and Charles M. Manly.
Source: Wiktionary
A"ë*ro*drome`, n. [Aëro- + Gr. a running.] (Aëronautics) (a) A shed for housing an airship or aëroplane. (b) A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes. -- A`ër*o*drom"ic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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