Definition of 'aerodrome'

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aerodrome

(eərədroʊm )

Word forms: plural aerodromes

countable noun [oft in names]

An aerodrome is a place or area where small aircraft can land and take off.

[British]regional note: in AM, use airdrome

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aerodrome in British

(ˈɛərəˌdrəʊm ) or US airdrome (ˈɛəˌdrəʊm )

noun

a landing area, esp for private aircraft, that is usually smaller than an airport

Word Frequency

aerodrome in American

(ˈɛrəˌdroʊm ; erˈədrōmˌ)

noun

British

an airport, esp. a small one

Example sentences containing 'aerodrome'

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In a dip behind lay the black hangars of the aerodrome, a windsock limp at its mast. Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR (1994)Made a few calls from my hotel at the aerodrome last night. Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (1994)

`I vill meet you at the aerodrome at zero-six hundred hours. Siddons, Anne Rivers DOWNTOWN (1994)

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Definition of aerodrome from the Collins English Dictionary

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Scrabble score for 'aerodrome': 12

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