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
His hair was cut just as flat on top, so miniature airplanes could’ve used it for a landing strip.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
