airstrip

noun

air·​strip ˈer-ˌstrip How to pronounce airstrip (audio)
: a runway without normal air base or airport facilities

Examples of airstrip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This new Kodiak stands out for its low operating costs, advanced avionics, adaptable cabin space, and versatility in a variety of environments—from busy city airports to remote airstrips. Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024 Only one tarmac road connects the tiny airstrip to the harbor town. Rachel Howard, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Feb. 2024 In another case, in 2022, Clearwater Analytics co-founder Mike Boren sued public officials in the Stanley area who had objected to the investment manager’s proposal to designate a private airstrip in the Sawtooth Valley. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 Feb. 2024 The film begins late at night, during the final days of the war at an isolated airstrip that is suddenly attacked by a mysterious creature. Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023 In May 1944, three months after the Marauders entered Burma, the airstrip in the heavily fortified town of Myitkyina, the mission’s key objective, fell to the Americans and Chinese troops who had reinforced them. Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024 The island is so rugged that there isn't a flat place long enough for an airstrip, so the single runway climbs gracefully up and over a hill. Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024 Jean Sport Aviation Center, an airstrip visible from Interstate 15 that has no control tower, lies south of Las Vegas. Ken Ritter, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024 Mustique has no golf courses, no resorts, no jet-accommodating airstrip (just props), and no real roads, even: the only other places to gather are at people’s villas, just over 100 of them, each more lavish than the next (more on these shortly). Nick Remsen, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of airstrip was in 1911

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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airstrip. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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airstrip

noun
air·​strip -ˌstrip How to pronounce airstrip (audio)
: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment

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