Definition of airport noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

airport

noun

/ˈeəpɔːt/

/ˈerpɔːrt/

a place where planes land and take off and that has buildings for passengers to wait in
- Gatwick Airport
- She arrived at Sao Paulo international airport on Friday to begin her journey.
- He landed at Heathrow airport this morning.
- waiting in the airport lounge/terminal
- Passengers were banned from taking hand luggage through airport security.
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- airport
- baggage reclaim
- board
- check-in
- gate
- immigration
- lounge
- passport
- security
- terminal
Extra Examples
- We fly from Guarulhos airport.
- The plane touched down at Glasgow airport just before midday.
- Most major hub airports have three or four runways.
- The pilot made the decision to return to the departure airport.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- large
- major
- …
verb + airport
- depart from
- fly from
- take off from
- …
airport + noun
- building
- terminal
- check-in
- …
preposition
- at an/the airport
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(used before another noun) used to describe novels that are popular and easy to read, often bought by people at airports
- an airport novel/thriller
- airport fiction

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