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airstrip

[air-strip] / ˈɛərˌstrɪp /
NOUN
airport
Synonyms
STRONGEST
airfield installation runway
STRONG
airdrome hangar heliport strip
WEAK
aerodome helipad home plate landing strip
NOUN
landing field
Synonyms
WEAK
air base air harbor airfield aviation field field flight deck flight strip flying field landing landing deck landing strip port takeoff strip
NOUN
landing strip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
air base airfield
WEAK
aerodrome airport flight strip landing field runway strip takeoff strip taxiway
NOUN
runway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
path platform ramp road tarmac
STRONG
channel groove passageway strip

Example Sentences

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A senior Danish official confirmed two possible locations at Kangerlussuaq, formerly Sondrestrom, which houses a sizable airstrip, as well as the maritime gateway of Narsarsuaq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said the bodies had been transferred to a nearby airstrip after the landslide in Marakwet East late on Friday night.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Last year, the base imposed a curfew on its personnel because a polar bear was strolling around the airstrip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

The facility went up on a former airstrip in eight days and will have an initial capacity of 3,000 detainees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

Instead of circling right around and coming down on the airstrip, he tried to land among the trees on the far side of the Ruaha River.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall