Definition

Noun: * Airport: A place where aircraft regularly take off and land, equipped with runways, terminals, and other facilities for passengers and cargo. This is a formal or literary term in Vietnamese, equivalent to the more common word "sân bay".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Máy bay đã hạ cánh an toàn tại phi cảng. (The plane landed safely at the airport.)
  • Các phi cảng quốc tế thường rất lớn và hiện đại. (International airports are usually very large and modern.)
  • Anh ấy làm việc tại phi cảng Tân Sơn Nhất. (He works at Tan Son Nhat airport.)

Advanced Usage

• The word phi cảng is considered more formal, technical, or literary than the common word sân bay. It is often seen in official documents, news reports, or older literature.
  • Công trình mở rộng phi cảng đã được phê duyệt. (The airport expansion project has been approved.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sân bay (noun): Airport. This is the standard, everyday term used in modern Vietnamese.
• Phi trường (noun): Airfield, airport. This is another synonym, also somewhat formal and less common in daily speech than "sân bay".

Synonyms

• Sân bay (noun): Airport.
• Phi trường (noun): Airfield, airport.

Related Phrases / Compound Words

• Cảng hàng không (noun): Airport (literally "air cargo port"). This is the official administrative term.
• Nhà ga (sân bay) (noun): Airport terminal.
• Đường băng (noun): Runway.

noun

1. airport