landing strip
noun
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We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of landing strip
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby landing strip
landing party, landing ship, landing speed, landing stage, landing strake, landing strip, landing-waiter, Landini, Landini cadence, Landis, landlady
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