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Definition of Airdromes
1. airdrome [n] - See also: airdrome
Lexicographical Neighbors of Airdromes
Literary usage of Airdromes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Airplanes and Safety by Travelers Insurance Companies, Travelers indemnity company Hartford (1921)
"Permanent airdromes are large fields provided with hangars, repair shops, gasoline
stations, ... Emergency fields are smaller than airdromes, as a rule, ..."
2. Flying Guide and Log Book by Bruce S. Eytinge (1921)
"airdromes—LANDING FIELDS The Field required for the landing of an airplane is a
... airdromes should therefore be equipped with an adequate gasoline and ..."
3. Our Air Force: The Keystone of National Defense by William Mitchell (1921)
"The losses from crashes on airdromes themselves are almost as great, or maybe
greater, in a campaign than the casualties that occur from actual air fighting ..."
4. General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War by George C. Kenney (1997)
"... quarters of their aircraft and by the loth no further air opposition was
encountered. The Jap air units were withdrawing to the new airdromes at Galela, ..."
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