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FLYING FIELD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flying field mean? 

FLYING FIELD (noun)
  The noun FLYING FIELD has 1 sense:

1. a place where planes take off and landplay

  Familiarity information: FLYING FIELD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLYING FIELD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A place where planes take off and land

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

airfield; field; flying field; landing field

Hypernyms ("flying field" is a kind of...):

facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)

Meronyms (parts of "flying field"):

apron (a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used)

runway (a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land)

taxi strip; taxiway (a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport)

flight line (place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flying field"):

aerodrome; airdrome; airport; drome (an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo)

airstrip; flight strip; landing strip; strip (an airfield without normal airport facilities)

auxiliary airfield (an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity)

Holonyms ("flying field" is a part of...):

transit; transportation; transportation system (a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods)


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