landing strip

American  

noun

1. airstrip.

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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

Dozens such sections were built during the Cold War for use as emergency landing strips.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2015, the group claimed to have created the largest graffiti piece in the world — a half mile-wide message reading, “This Land Was Our Land” — on a disused landing strip in California’s Mojave Desert.

From Los Angeles Times

Another 8,059 people -- most of whom lived within fairly close proximity to aircraft landing strips -- were exposed to noise levels that can pose a risk of hearing impairment over time.

From Science Daily

An arrow pointed them down a dirt road to a squat air traffic control tower next to a grass landing strip.

From Literature

For instance, she has worked with frustrated parents whose children toss backpacks and coats in what she calls the “landing strip” just inside the front door.

From New York Times

Related Words

• air base
• airfield
• airstrip