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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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
SIRTE, Libya—The twin-turboprop plane carved a line down through the sky and touched down at a desert airstrip here near Libya’s Mediterranean coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Kish, westward into the Gulf, has an airstrip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 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
North of the city, we landed on an abandoned airstrip, where a cargo plane was waiting.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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