airstrip
Americannoun
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a small landing field having only one runway.
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a temporary or auxiliary aircraft runway.
noun
Etymology
Origin of airstrip
Example Sentences
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But they already have a well-established airstrip nearby on Woody Island.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Tessalit serves as a strategic base due to its geographical location and features a well-maintained airstrip capable of accommodating helicopters and other large military aircraft.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
More than 300 miles east, construction teams etching another airstrip into the mountains battled icy winds, dizziness and nosebleeds, and relied on oxygen cylinders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
In the 1970s, building an airstrip on the high grasslands of Bangda, near India’s northeastern border, involved 16,000 people and 89 deaths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
A few cars were leaving and arriving at the terminal building; farther ahead, the airstrip was pitch black.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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