airstrip
Example Sentences
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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
Kish, westward into the Gulf, has an airstrip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Today it is home to an empty airstrip and the rusty remains of buildings, vehicles and hundreds of fuel drums, nicknamed American flowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
The informant also sent Sánchez a video of a Cessna landing on a rudimentary airstrip near the mine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
In the distance the airstrip was lit up and there were figures—more guards and technicians—everywhere.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
