airport
n.n. a place where planes take off and land, and people travel to and from. It has terminals, runways, and areas for luggage and security checks.
n. a facility where aircraft are received, maintained, and dispatched; a hub for air travel. General-service noun.
Passengers arrive at the airport before boarding their flight.
At the airport, travelers go through security checks before reaching the boarding gates.
The airport's expansion project includes new terminals to accommodate growing international passenger流量, ensuring smoother connections and reduced delays.
From 'air' + 'port', a compound formed in the 20th century. No earlier attestation is recorded for the term, though the individual components were in use long before. The construction follows the pattern of other English locative compounds, with 'port' signifying a place of entry or passage.