Not actually a shower thought, saw an old document that labeled it air-port. I don’t think I would have ever made the connection.

(I’ve found people can be rude about word breakdowns, but I’m posting it anyway. Be better.)

  • @[email protected]
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    82 months ago

    Here I am calling them air fields.

    Of course it’s the folks taking it back to the ancient Greek and calling them aerodromes that are on the real next level.

    • @[email protected]
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      52 months ago

      Side note: port isn’t the only terminology aviation has stolen from seafaring. For example: airspeed is measured in knots. Captain, pilot, and first officer were all used aboard ships first as well.

      • @[email protected]
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        42 months ago

        Don’t forget mile high club!

        …of coarse, pirates were at sea for months with a boat full of drugs, and no women.

        What? You never considered the possibility that old timey pirates were a boat full of gay dudes high off their ass?

        Speaking of their asses…

    • Fonzie!
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      52 months ago

      Oh! In Dutch they’re called that!

      Well, they’re actually called “vliegveld” (/ˈfliːχ.fɛlt/; vlEEh-vElt); vlieg=fly(ing), veld=field. It’s a flying-field!