English Online Dictionary. What means airport? What does airport mean?
English
Etymology
From air + port.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛə.pɔːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/
- Rhymes: -ɔːt
Noun
airport (plural airports)
- An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
Coordinate terms
- aerodrome
- airbase
- airfield
- airstrip
- landing field
- landing strip
Derived terms
Descendants
- → German: Airport m
- → Irish: aerfort (calque)
Translations
Anagrams
- paritor