aerodrome

«aerodrome» in Mova's school dictionary: A small airfield where planes take off and land, without… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (aerodrome, aerodromes) — UK, Australia, old-fashioned

meaning for a pupil

(UK, Australia, old use) A small airfield where planes take off and land, without a big airport building. tree →

sense in the lessons

Heard in history stories about early flying and war, and in the UK, Australia and New Zealand for small local airfields. In the USA people say «airfield» or «airport».

examples

• The little plane landed at the country aerodrome. tree →
• In the war, pilots flew from an aerodrome in Kent. tree →
• Grandad worked at the local aerodrome. tree →
• We watched gliders at the aerodrome. tree →
• The aerodrome had just one grass runway. tree →
• Old maps show an aerodrome where the park is now. tree →

note

British spelling; the American form «airdrome» is rare. Not the same as a big airport.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aerodrome» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.