airstrip

[air-strip]

noun

1. a small landing field having only one runway.

2. a temporary or auxiliary aircraft runway.

airstrip

/ ˈɛəˌstrɪp /

noun

1. Also called: landing strip. a cleared area for the landing and taking off of aircraft; runway

Word History and Origins

Origin of airstrip¹

First recorded in 1940–45; air ¹ + strip ²

Example Sentences

Via a Middle East investment company, Assets Group, the Qataris are currently building an exclusive, 40-villa luxury resort there, with an upgraded concrete airstrip capable of receiving executive jets, far from prying eyes.

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But it's not just on airstrips that kites can be dangerous.

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Because Alligator Alcatraz is housed near an airstrip, he said the facility is intended to facilitate quick deportations.

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The facility went up on a former airstrip in eight days and will have an initial capacity of 3,000 detainees.

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Located on a 39-square-mile airstrip in the middle of the Everglades and surrounded by wetlands inhabited by alligators, pythons, and crocodiles, the remote location is what most appeals to officials.

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