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noun
The crab plover, Dromas ardeola, of North Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Alternative form of 'drome (“aerodrome”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, informal
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noun
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: airport, airdrome, aerodrome
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Broader terms: airfield, landing field, flying field, field
Narrower terms: heliport, Kennedy, Kennedy Interrnational, Kennedy International Airport
History
From French, from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running”). Doublet of dromos.
