# airhead

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛːhɛd/ · frequency rank #65,678

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

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/airhead