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!
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Awkwardly_Frank@lemmy.world 6 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.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 6 months ago
Awkwardly_Frank@lemmy.world 6 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.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 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…