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airhead.

An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛə̯hɛd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛɹˌ(h)ɛd/General-American
  1. An area of hostile territory that has been seized for use as an airbase to ensure the further safe landing of troops and materiel.

  2. A (usually temporary) landing area for aircraft for supplying a non-military operation.

    broadly
  3. Alternative form of air-head (“a horizontal channel providing ventilation in a mine.”).

    alt-of · alternative · archaic
Where this word comes from

From air + head (“foremost, topmost, or leading part”), sense 1 (“area of hostile territory seized for use as an airbase”) by analogy with beachhead and bridgehead.

noun/ˈɛə̯hɛd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛɹˌ(h)ɛd/General-American
  1. A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.

    derogatory · informal
Where this word comes from

From air + head, in the sense of having one’s head filled with air instead of a brain; compare empty-headed.

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