Airport and Airdrome

Airport

Airport noun - A place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal.
Usage example: the airport nearest us has plane service on only one major airline
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Synonyms for Airport

Airdrome is a synonym for airport (North American) in airfield topic. In some cases you can use "Airdrome" instead a noun "Airport", when it comes to topics like center for transportation by air.

Airdrome

Airdrome noun - A place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal.
Usage example: helicopters taking off from a military airdrome near Moscow
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Synonyms for Airdrome

Airport is a synonym for airdrome in airfield topic. You can use "Airport" instead a noun "Airdrome".
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