major airport

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorandairport

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major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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airport
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeə.pɔːt/us
/ˈer.pɔːrt/
a place where aircraft regularly take off and land, with buildings for passengers to ...
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(Definition ofmajorandairportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We are looking into what might be done to restrict the use of such products within five miles of amajorairport.
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After all, we have amajorairportin our area.
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Yet here, apparently, it is being seriously suggested that we should have one grass airstrip mixed into the circuit of thismajorairport.
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It is inconceivable that we can consider expanding the existing inland airports and not going ahead with amajorairporton a coastal site.
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The table gives details of the length of time taken to determine most of themajorairportexpansions subject to public local inquiry since 1977.
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We shall consider also the other implications ofmajorairportdevelopment for the surrounding areas.
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Anothermajorairportwould act as a magnet.
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They have the convenience of amajorairporton their doorstep.
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There is no immutable rule that allmajorairportfacilities should be in the south-east.
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Furthermore, can be examine the need for everymajorairportto have a substantial medical presence—not just directions to the nearest hospital?
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This really is a disastrous situation for amajorairport.
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We all know that there is an air of bustle and rush, an air of almost hysteria at anymajorairport.
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With these criteria in mind, it is not difficult to appreciate the huge area around an existingmajorairportwhich virtually sterilises, pre-empts, space.
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Secondly, and this is a vital point, it should be near amajorairport.
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I add that amajorairportwith only one runway is a contradiction in terms.
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Amajorairportis not an agreeable project wherever it is put.
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I shall prophesy that nomajorairportwill be built on a greenfield site in this country in this century.
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I believe that in the interests not only of my constituents but of all those who use air transportation a thirdmajorairportis necessary.
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But up until about 1974 the proposal is to develop amajorairportwith two main runways.
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The time will come when to anticipate a continuing growth in the demand for aviation must mean expansion of anothermajorairport, so why not anticipate now?
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