airstrip
Example Sentences
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But they already have a well-established airstrip nearby on Woody Island.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Tessalit serves as a strategic base due to its geographical location and features a well-maintained airstrip capable of accommodating helicopters and other large military aircraft.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
SIRTE, Libya—The twin-turboprop plane carved a line down through the sky and touched down at a desert airstrip here near Libya’s Mediterranean coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
In the 1970s, building an airstrip on the high grasslands of Bangda, near India’s northeastern border, involved 16,000 people and 89 deaths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
A few cars were leaving and arriving at the terminal building; farther ahead, the airstrip was pitch black.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
