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Definition of air base

as in air park

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The deaths span drone strikes in Kuwait, a missile attack on a Saudi air base, a refueling crash over Iraq, a helicopter downed in the Arabian Sea and missile defenses in Jordan. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Al Udeid, the US air base outside Doha built from 1996, gave Washington a forward hub and gave Qatar protection no amount of gas money could buy on its own. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

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The area was an important base for the Germans that occupied Norway during World War II, with the Luftwaffe opening an airbase at nearby Herdla—and the neighboring island of Ytstøyna is still dotted with wartime bunkers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Separately, Tehran also fired a projectile near an Australian airbase in the United Arab Emirates, according to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese — no personnel were injured. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for air base

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Russia's federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsiya, reported temporary flight restrictions at airports in Kaluga, Tambov, Gelendzhik and Sochi, as well as at three of Moscow's four international airports -- Vnukovo, Domedodovo and Zhukovsky.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Donald Trump‘s ruse of hiding in an airport catering truck to secretly switch planes and evade a potential Iranian missile, leaving unwitting reporters and some White House staffers and cabinet members in the threatened Air Force One.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

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The Rocca di Fregosa, a fortress atop a natural cliff overlooking the Marecchia River valley, dominates the hamlet visually.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Now, a selection of these objects are on view as part of a summer festival at the Damascus Citadel, a former military fortress and UNESCO World Heritage site that recently reopened.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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The two-acre facility, owned by the city and operated by Downtown Skyport, is the busiest commercial heliport in the world, hosting up to 200 flights a day.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026
An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.

— Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

Definition of heliport

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At evacuation camps across Flores, children played under tarpaulin shelters while aid workers and volunteers provided psychosocial support alongside food and medical assistance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Chiefs camp videos show that Mahomes has progressed since then.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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The airstrip was intended in the 1960s for a massive jetport that, with its access corridors east and west, would have trashed Florida’s greatest natural resource, the Everglades.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Construction on a huge jetport had begun, but Stoneman Douglas and others were able to stop it after just one runway was built in the fragile wetlands.

— CHRISTINA MAYO, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025

Definition of jetport

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Balancing functionality with the brand’s house codes, the bag features two spacious compartments and a zippered one in the center.

— Talia Abbas, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Sunday marked the grand opening of the center's Community Baby Closet, which offers resources such as diapers, wipes, newborn clothing, baby gear and postpartum supplies.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of center

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Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on August 10, 2026, in Washington, DC.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
In May of last year, an Army helicopter that was instructed to fly over the Pentagon helipad forced controllers to order two flights to abort landings at Reagan National Airport to prevent collisions.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of helipad

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And on Tuesday night, an interview with Mourinho was broadcast on El Chiringuito de Jugones on the Spanish TV station Energy.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Officials did not immediately release the names of those who perished, but Lenore Bangura told ABC Toledo affiliate station WTVG that her mother, Mary Allen, was killed in the explosion.

— Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

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