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Definition of Flying field
1. Noun. A place where planes take off and land.
Specialized synonyms: Aerodrome, Airdrome, Airport, Drome, Airstrip, Flight Strip, Landing Strip, Strip, Auxiliary Airfield
Terms within: Apron, Runway, Taxi Strip, Taxiway, Flight Line
Generic synonyms: Facility, Installation
Group relationships: Transit, Transportation, Transportation System
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flying Field
Literary usage of Flying field
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Aviation Terms: Termes D'aviation. English-French. Français by Victor Wilfred Pagé, Paul Montariol (1917)
"GLOSSARY OF AVIATION TERMS ENGLISH—FRENCH flying field TERMS AIRMAN ADJUSTMENT
AIRPLANE AIRSHIP ALTIMETER ALTITUDE ANGLE OP INCIDENCE ANGLE OF ATTACK ..."
2. An Explorer in the Air Service by Hiram Bingham (1920)
"C. flying field 9 Second Lieutenant George S. Koyl, AS, Maintenance Officer Field
9 Second Lieutenant Edward L. Gulick, Jr., AS, Supply Officer Field 9 ..."
3. Aero and Hydro: America's Aviation Weekly by Aero Club of Illinois (1912)
"How many of the 500 members of the club have visited the flying field at the ...
Members are urged to visit the flying field and the club office at Room ..."