noun · neutral
airport
UK/ˈeəpɔːt/US/ˈerˌpɔrt/AIR·port
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a place where planes arrive and depart and passengers go through check-in and security
Examples
“Please arrive at the airport at least two hours early.”
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Band 8 sentence
“With recent expansions the airport now handles significantly more international connections than before.”
Collocations
- arrive at the airport
- airport security
- international airport
Word family
airports noun (plural)aerodrome noun (formal)
Common mistakes
I arrived to the airport at 6 pm.→I arrived at the airport at 6 pm.
We waited in the airport for two hours.→We waited at the airport for two hours.
Say it for a higher band
5station→6airfield→7+airport
Synonyms
airfield
Easily confused
terminal
“Please go to Terminal 3 for check-in.”
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