airstrip

[ air-strip ]

noun

1. a small landing field having only one runway.
2. a temporary or auxiliary aircraft runway.

airstrip

/ ˈɛəˌstrɪp /

noun

1. a cleared area for the landing and taking off of aircraft; runway Also calledlanding strip

Word History and Origins

Origin of airstrip¹

First recorded in 1940–45; air ¹ + strip ²

Example Sentences

A small airstrip was rarely used except in medical emergencies.

From BBC

He said that due to the hilly landscape that surrounds Eglinton airstrip, the volume of plane crashes were "high" and many "fatal".

From BBC

Sitting on a hillside above the city, small 35-seat propeller planes take off and land from a tarmac airstrip.

From BBC

On a calm day with clear skies, flying to the remote airstrip is a thrill, an easily accessible adventure and a celebrated rite of passage in Southern California’s tight-knit private pilot community.

From Los Angeles Times

Those restrictions have since been lifted, and commercial flights are slowly resuming from a smaller airstrip near the capital, Noumea, though the territory’s main airport remains closed.

From New York Times

Related Words

• path
• platform
• ramp
• road
• tarmac