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aëroport en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈeɪ.əɹ.əpɔɹt/

Etymology

From aër- + -o- + port.

Meanings

1. Dated spelling of aeroport.
   • For, after careful calculation, he reported that: “It appears certain that a safe and durable aërial ship (or aëroport) capable of carrying 150 passengers at a speed of ninety miles an hour, with more perfect safety than either steamboat or railroad cards, may be constructed for $15,000, and that the expense of running it would not exceed $25 per day.” 1911, Albert Francis Zahm, Aërial Navigation, page 87:
   • And I herewith covenant with the said assignee that I will proceed forthwith and contract said two aëroports according to my proposition and prospectus published in the National Intelligencer of the 19th of March, 1852, and to keep the said large aëroport in repair for 20 years. 1908, American Machinist, volume 31, Doubleday, Page & Company, page 750:

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