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AIRPORT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Synonyms:
aerodrome; airdrome; airport; drome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("airport" is a kind of...):
airfield; field; flying field; landing field (a place where planes take off and land)
Meronyms (parts of "airport"):
airdock; hangar; repair shed (a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained)
air terminal; airport terminal (a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight)
control tower (a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "airport"):
heliport (an airport for helicopters)
Instance hyponyms:
Kennedy; Kennedy International; Kennedy International Airport (a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City)
