drome

IPA/drəʊm/
IPA/droʊm/

drome — noun

  • dromesingular
  • dromesplural

1. a place where aircraft land and take off, with buildings for passengers and staf

1.名詞
釋義

a place where aircraft land and take off, with buildings for passengers and staff; a shortened form of 'aerodrome'

例句

The old drome outside Nairobi still handles cargo flights twice a week.

collocation: old drome

Aarav's grandfather helped build the first drome in Mumbai back in 1932.

同義詞
  • aerodrome

    the full form of the word; more formal and dated

  • airfield

    the common modern word for the same thing

  • airstrip

    a much simpler landing area, often just a runway with few buildings

用法筆記

This is an old-fashioned British shortening of 'aerodrome.' In modern English, most people use 'airfield' or 'airport' instead.

常見錯誤

❌The plane landed at the drome airport.
✅The plane landed at the drome.
💡'drome' already means a type of airport; adding 'airport' is redundant.