airstrip
Example Sentences
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By the time WWI ended, airports and airstrips dotted the L.A. area — by some accounts, 53 existed within 10 miles of City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times
This launch format had the advantage of being more flexible and cheaper than vertical rocket launchers because it could operate from airstrips around the world.
From New York Times
He landed at the nearest airstrip and hitchhiked the three miles to his mother’s house, where he discovered his brother had been able to get there before him.
From New York Times
Nevertheless, there are still a significant number of aircraft idling in hangars and on airstrips across the world.
From BBC
Armstrong was born just outside Wapakoneta in 1930, took flying lessons at a nearby airstrip and made his first solo flight at age 16.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
