airport
n. US //ˈɛɹˌpɔɹt// UK //ˈeəpɔːt// air·port
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1 aviation facility (n.) A1 Beginnera place where airplanes take off and land, with buildings for passengers to wait and check their bags.
a designated area for aircraft operations, including runways and passenger terminals for commercial travel.
ExampleWe arrived at the airport three hours before our flight to London.
ExampleThe international airport expanded its primary terminal to accommodate the increasing volume of long-haul flights from emerging markets.
- airfield
- aerodrome
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.