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
Now, where the old landing strip was, you’ll find the parking lot for the zoo.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023
The twin-engine propeller plane she was co-piloting crashed about a mile from the landing strip at a newly built airport in Pokhara, a Himalayan vacation destination.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2023
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
The landing strip at Kasane was waterlogged and we came in at a drier strip several miles away in the middle of the bush.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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