🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

aeropuerto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.e.ɾoˈpweɾ.to/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Airport/ˈɛər.pɔːrt/
nounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #850 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El taxi nos dejó en la terminal del aeropuerto."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A complex of runways and buildings for the takeoff, landing, and maintenance of civil aircraft, with facilities for passengers.

    "Thousands of travelers pass through the international airport every single day."
  2. 2

    An area of land or water set aside for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.

    "The small island features a modest airport primarily serving regional propeller planes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'air' (from Old French 'air', via Latin 'aer', from Greek 'aēr') and 'port' (from Latin 'portus', meaning harbor or haven). The compound was formed in the early 20th century with the advent of commercial aviation to designate a designated location where aircraft land and take off, functioning similarly to a seaport for ships.

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