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airport

/ˈɛə.pɔːt/noun

A place where aircraft take off and land, with one or more runways and, for commercial flights, passenger terminals.

Example sentences

  • “We got to the airport two hours before our flight.”
  • “Our flight was delayed, so we spent five hours waiting at the airport.”

You meet someone "at the airport", not "in" it, even though you are indoors.

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