Definition of aerodromes Aerodromes

/ɛˈɹʌdɹowˌmz/ - [erudrowmz] -

We found 3 definitions of aerodromes from 2 different sources.

What does aerodromes mean?

Wiktionary

aerodromes (Noun)
Plural of aerodrome.

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aerodromes, noun, plural of aerodrome.

WordNet

Noun
aerodrome - an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
		airport, airdrome, drome
		airfield, flying field, landing field, field a place where planes take off and land
		airdock, hangar, repair shed a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
		air terminal, airport terminal a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight
		control tower a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport
		heliport an airport for helicopters

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Wiktionary

aerodrome (Noun)
An airfield.
aerodrome (Noun)
Any area of land or water used for aircraft operation, regardless of facilities.
aerodrome (Noun)
An airfield used for managed aircraft operation, either military or civilian, having such facilities as are necessary for operation.
aerodrome (Noun)
1928 June 30, Kenya Gazette, page 862.
aerodrome (Noun)
Any person authorised by the Governor shall have the right of access at all reasonable times to any aerodrome other than a Royal Air Force aerodrome for the purpose of inspecting the aerodrome,.
aerodrome (Noun)
1998, Walter Schwenk, Rüdiger Schwenk, Aspects Of International Cooperation In Air Traffic Management, page 15.
aerodrome (Noun)
Apart from these aerodromes where ATC services have been established, a number of aerodromes exist where ATC services are not provided. In such cases the establishment of ATC services may be required by the aerodrome operators.
aerodrome (Noun)
An airfield equipped with air traffic control facilities and hangars as well as accommodation for passengers and cargo; an airport.
aerodrome (Noun)
A flying machine composed of aeroplanes. An aeroplane, particularly one constructed by or according to the design of Pierpont Samuel Pierpont Langley and M. Charles M. Manly . 1911, Encyclopædia Aeronautics , Britannica Eleventh Encyclopædia Britannica — The term aeroplane is understood to apply to flat sustaining surfaces, but experiment indicates that arched surfaces are more efficient. S. P. Langley proposed the word aerodrome, which seems the preferable term for apparatus with wing-line surfaces.