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AIRP-ort/ˈeəpɔːt/

When you travel by plane, you start and finish at the airport. You check in, wait, and then the plane takes off. English says at the airport, not “in the airport,” for the whole place. Arrive at / leave the airport are everyday travel phrases.

Meaning

A place where planes take off and land.

Examples

• “We arrived at the airport early.”
• “Meet me at the airport at six.”
• “The taxi to the airport was slow.”

Good to know

at the airport. take off / land (for planes).

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