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as in air park

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There's a two-hour time difference between the airport and the air base. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 The incursions became serious enough that Langley canceled nighttime training flights and moved its F-22 jets to another air base. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

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Four women and a 16-year-old girl accused US airman Hannes Marschalek of indecent exposure in 2022, while he was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, the largest US airbase in the UK, said The Guardian. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for air base

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Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority CEO Doug Kreulen said Parton’s life exemplified the values the airport seeks to nurture.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
Mutinous soldiers in Niger attacked the airport and the presidency in the capital, Niamey, early on Saturday, triggering hours of sustained gunfire and explosions and briefly knocking state television and radio off air.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

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The terrain is a natural fortress, and bombing is of limited effectiveness.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
There is a micronation on a fortress at sea off the coast of Great Britain, and the British government once considered blowing it up.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortress

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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

Noun

Otherwise, the Ravens filled 14 of their 17 practice squad spots with players who were on the team during training camp.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The firefighters made camp at two in the morning, reclining on the pillowy grass, and ate dinner around a flickering campfire.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of camp

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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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Patterson, who turns 27 on Tuesday, has experience at guard and center, and the 49ers needed a backup at both spots considering Toth’s lingering concussion symptoms.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
These counties have no hospitals or birth centers providing obstetric care, and no obstetric clinician.

— Kayley Corley, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of center

Noun

The communication issues surfaced after Marine One flights were moved from the White House South Lawn to the Ellipse in May as work on the helipad continued, according to Reuters.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The note likely refers to the helipad construction on the South Lawn, where the presidential helicopter normally lands and takes off.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of helipad

Noun

After filling our brushes with mouthwash from docking station reservoirs, Sarah and I brushed our teeth side-by-side (a first for both of us professionally).

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Authorities said video footage showed Robinson, who then lived in Washington County, Utah, arriving and moving around on the campus, as member station KUER reported.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

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