AIR PORTとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɛə.pɔːt/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/
• (Indic) IPA: /ˈa(r).po(r)ʈ/
• 韻: -ɔːt

名詞

airport (plural airports)

1. An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.

   She met Sam and the others at the airport at 7:00 am.

   • 1999, Marc J. Dollinger, Entrepreneurship: strategies and resources:

     In the Indianapolis airport, for example, travelers spend an average of 94 minutes in the terminal and presecurity areas before boarding their flights.

   • 23 June 2018, “Heathrow expansion to mainly benefit wealthy frequent fliers, research finds”, in The Independent:

     Because of this, and contrary to popular belief, British airports primarily act as giant wealth extractors, transporting our richest citizens out of the country as often as possible to take their money overseas.

   • 2018 December 6, Matt Falcus, “16 new airports and terminals we can’t wait to fly into”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 25 April 2025:

     With more people than ever flying, cities around the world are building new airports and upgrading old terminals to create facilities capable of handling tens of millions of passengers. […] The world’s favorite airport and Asian mega-hub, Singapore Changi, is eagerly working towards opening its new Jewel and Terminal 5.

等位語

• aerodrome
• airbase
• airfield
• airstrip
• landing field
• landing strip

派生語

派生した語

• → German: Airport m
• → Irish: aerfort (calque)
• → Plautdietsch: Äarport

アナグラム

• paritor