- flying field
- nouna place where planes take off and land• Syn: ↑airfield, ↑landing field, ↑field• Hypernyms: ↑facility, ↑installation• Hyponyms:↑airport, ↑airdrome, ↑aerodrome, ↑drome, ↑airstrip, ↑flight strip, ↑landing strip, ↑strip, ↑auxiliary airfield• Part Holonyms: ↑transportation system, ↑transportation, ↑transit• Part Meronyms: ↑apron, ↑runway, ↑taxiway, ↑taxi strip, ↑flight line
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noun: a field with a graded portion for the taking off and landing of airplanes and sometimes with buildings for their shelter and maintenance* * *
Aeron.a small landing field with short runways and facilities for servicing airplanes on a lesser scale than an airport.[1925-30]* * *
flying field,a small tract of land where aircraft can land or take off. It is much smaller and has fewer facilities than an airport.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.