flight strip

noun

1. Aeronautics.
   1. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft.
   2. runway.
2. a series of continuous aerial reconnaissance photographs.

flight strip

noun

1. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft
2. another name for runway
3. a strip of continuous aerial photographs

Word History and Origins

Origin of flight strip¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Related Words

• air base
• airfield
• airstrip