airfield
/ˈeəfiːld/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɛrfˌild] /ˈerfiːld/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɛrfˌild] /ˈer-ˌfēld How to pronounce airfield (audio)/ (ame, mw)
airfield — noun
1. a small open piece of land prepared so that planes can leave the sky and touch d
a small open piece of land prepared so that planes can leave the sky and touch down on it; much simpler than an airport, with just a runway and a few sheds, and mostly used by the military or by private pilots.
Adaeze landed her small plane at a quiet airfield outside the village.
land at + airfield (typical preposition pattern)
The old military airfield was turned into a museum after the war ended.
military airfield (common collocation)
Hiro drove past the grass airfield where flying clubs trained new pilots every weekend.
Heavy fog kept every aircraft on the ground at the small airfield until late morning.
Aylin waited beside the runway as a yellow biplane took off from the country airfield.
- airstrip
even smaller — usually just one rough runway, no buildings at all
- aerodrome
British, slightly formal or old-fashioned; covers airfields and small airports
- landing strip
emphasises the runway itself, often temporary or improvised
- airport
much larger, with terminals and regular commercial flights
文法句型
at the airfield
a small airfield
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'airport': an airfield typically has only a runway and a few sheds, with no terminal, shops, or scheduled passenger flights. Often modified by 'military', 'private', 'grass', or 'small'.