airport

air‧port S3 W3 /ˈeəpɔːt $ ˈerpɔːrt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a place where planes take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in ⇨ airfield:
The plane landed at Heathrow Airport.
Her family went to see her off at the airport.
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THESAURUS
▪ terminal a big building where people wait to get onto planes: The airline uses terminal 4. | Smoking is prohibited inside the terminal building.
▪ runway a long hard surface on which aircraft land and take off: The plane was taxiing along the runway.
▪ the tarmac an area covered with tarmac outside airport buildings: He stepped off the plane onto the tarmac.
▪ check-in (desk) a place where you report your arrival at an airport
▪ departure lounge the place where you wait until your plane is ready to leave
▪ departure gate the place you go through to get on your plane: Will passengers for flight BA670 please go to the departure gate.
▪ baggage reclaim (also baggage claim) American English the place where you collect your cases and bags after a flight
▪ immigration the place where officials check the documents of everyone entering the country: Be prepared for long queues at immigration.
▪ customs the place where your bags are checked for illegal goods when you enter a country: We had our bags checked at customs.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

airport

air·port [airport airports] [ˈeəpɔːt] [ˈerpɔːrt] noun
a place where planes land and take off and that has buildings for passengers to wait in
• Gatwick Airport
• waiting in the airport lounge
Example Bank:
• Airport screeners failed to spot the fake bomb.
• Most major hub airports have three or four runways.
• The pilot made the decision to return to the departure airport.
• The plane touched down at Glasgow airport just before midday.
• They were waiting at the airport.
• We fly from Guarulhos airport.

• We will fly from Chicago's O'Hare airport.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

airport / ˈeə.pɔːt / / ˈer.pɔːrt / noun [ C ]

A2 a place where aircraft regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait in:

an international airport

a military airport

Gatwick Airport

an airport terminal/runway

See picture travel (air)

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

airport

[e͟ə(r)pɔː(r)t]
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airports
N-COUNT: oft in names
An airport is a place where aircraft land and take off, which has buildings and facilities for passengers.
...Heathrow Airport, the busiest international airport in the world.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

airport

air·port /ˈeɚˌpoɚt/ noun, pl -ports [count] : a place where aircraft land and take off and where there are buildings for passengers to wait in and for aircraft to be sheltered

American English

British English

airports and landing strips

A2 (Elementary)

noun

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