Aerodrome
/ˈɛə.rə.drəʊm/noun
An airport or airfield, especially one used by smaller aircraft or in older usage.
Did you know?Aerodrome was coined in the early 1900s from Greek roots and originally captured the eerie idea of a place where machines could “run” through the air, like a modern ritual ground for flight.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
aēr
“air, mist, the lower atmosphere”
Ancient Greek
Greek
dromos
“running, a course, a race track”
Early 20th Century
English
aerodrome
“a place for aircraft to take off and land”
Modern English
English
aerodrome
“an airport or airfield”
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