landing strip
Example Sentences
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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
“Think of it like an airport with a grass landing strip, versus an airport with a concrete runway,” Mueller said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2022
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
On the landing strip, children with moms and grandmothers gathered to greet Santa, played by pilot Ralph Hoover.
From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2021
We cleared some ground for a landing strip, and then the planes began landing to make their deliveries.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
