landing strip
Americannoun
noun
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
“Think of it like an airport with a grass landing strip, versus an airport with a concrete runway,” Mueller said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
The Naval Air Station Whidbey Island training takes place at both an Oak Harbor landing strip and a field near Coupeville, where crews simulate landing on ships by circling around and performing brief touchdowns.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
Open since 2017, Magazzino has been a landing strip in the United States for Arte Povera and other postwar and contemporary Italian work.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
On the plateau, the team would set up camp, scout routes to the target, radio weather reports back to Britain, and light up a landing strip on the edge of a frozen lake.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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