landing strip
Example Sentences
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Dozens such sections were built during the Cold War for use as emergency landing strips.
The lawmaker’s report was in contrast with the relatively upbeat picture painted minutes earlier by Defense Department press briefers, who stressed the landing strip itself is secure.
From Washington Times
The format is like a hip-hop Buddhist mandala — an abstract landing strip for the earthly arrival of celestial deities.
From Los Angeles Times
Unity will return to a landing strip at Spaceport America, much like any normal commercial airplane.
From The Verge
Forward Operating Base Dwyer — a sprawling complex in the south with a sizable landing strip — is closing in weeks, if not days.
From Seattle Times
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