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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Today it is home to an empty airstrip and the rusty remains of buildings, vehicles and hundreds of fuel drums, nicknamed American flowers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The pass was close to Chushul airstrip, which was "the primary nervous centre at a time when road network connecting the region with the rest of India was largely absent", Yadav says.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
The informant also sent Sánchez a video of a Cessna landing on a rudimentary airstrip near the mine.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Last year, the base imposed a curfew on its personnel because a polar bear was strolling around the airstrip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
The sun had already set, but across the lawn the airstrip was ablaze, artificially illuminated by the sort of lights Alex had seen in soccer stadiums.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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