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landing strip

American  

noun

  1. airstrip.

landing strip British  

noun

  1. another name for airstrip

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Etymology

Origin of landing strip

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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The landing strip was muddy so instead they landed on the beach, doing a fly-over first to scare off any penguins.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

The crowd gathered along the skydiving resort’s landing strip roared.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Now, where the old landing strip was, you’ll find the parking lot for the zoo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023

On Sunday, the 44-year-old captain met the same fate as her husband when the propeller plane she was co-piloting crashed near the landing strip in Pokhara, a vacation destination.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2023

“The landing strip is too soft to use tomorrow. Maybe it’ll start raining again before the field dries out.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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