drome

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo

From French, from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running”). Doublet of dromos.

Slack, Garland Patron, Sports Drome Vol. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission
V "CAFARD" The soldier Jean Liotard lay, face to the earth, by the bank of the river Drome. — Tatterdemalion, John Galsworthy
Indeed, Monty was a little inclined to impart recently acquired information with regard to the organization of "dromes" and similar matters, and had quite a number of yarns that were "absolute facts" to tell. — A Case in Camera, Oliver Onions

airport, airdrome, aerodrome

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