landing strip

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

On Sunday, the 44-year-old captain met the same fate as her husband when the propeller plane she was co-piloting crashed near the landing strip in Pokhara, a vacation destination.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2023

A long stretch of calm water was all the landing strip this behemoth needed to reach populous seaports in the United States and Europe or destinations like Honolulu, Fiji and Java.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021

“Dad is making a landing strip for his new plane and he wants me to help him build a bomb shelter.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos