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landing field

noun

: a field where aircraft land and take off

Full Definition of LANDING FIELD

:  a field where aircraft may land and take off
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First Known Use of LANDING FIELD

circa 1920

Rhymes with LANDING FIELD

Bakersfield, battlefield, broken-field, center field, chesterfield, color-field, Huddersfield, killing field, Merrifield, playing field, play the field, potter's field, reverse field, sustained yield, track-and-field, unaneled, water shield
LANDING FIELD Defined for Kids

landing field

noun

Definition of LANDING FIELD for Kids

:  a field where aircraft land and take off

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. landing field
  2. emergency landing field
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