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Aerodrome   Listen
noun
Aerodrome  n.  (Aeronautics)
(a)
A shed for housing an airship or aeroplane.
(b)
A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes.





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"Aerodrome" Quotes from Famous Books



... to try a flight three times about the aerodrome at a height of sixty feet, and to land carefully, without pancaking—"and be sure, Monsieur, be veree sure you do not cut off too high ...
— The Trail of the Hawk - A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life • Sinclair Lewis
... that the Pilot had been hit in the wrist over the lines early that morning and missed the direction back to his aerodrome. Getting very weak, he landed, not very well, outside Amiens. He got his wrist bound up and had asked someone to telephone to the aerodrome to tell them that they were going to the "Rhin" for breakfast, and would ...
— An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 • William Orpen
... declared the aerodrome opened, and turned on the flute diverting the waters of the Cardinal Wolsey river ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Oct. 24, 1917 • Various


Words linked to "Aerodrome" :   field, Kennedy Interrnational, landing field, hangar, airport terminal, Kennedy, airdock, drome, heliport, flying field


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