airstrip
Example Sentences
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DHS is expected to allow the closure of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz,” a soft-sided, state-run facility built on an abandoned airstrip in the Florida Everglades that Noem had relied on to increase detention capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
But they already have a well-established airstrip nearby on Woody Island.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Israeli forces established a makeshift base using an old airstrip in Iraq early in the war against Iran, two security officials told AFP, confirming a report by the Wall Street Journal.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
That October, intelligence agents transported the oil executives from the Helicoide jail in Caracas to an airstrip on a tiny Caribbean island in the Grenadines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
We landed on an airstrip on one end of the island.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
