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airstrip

American  
[air-strip] / ˈɛərˌstrɪp /

noun

  1. a small landing field having only one runway.

  2. a temporary or auxiliary aircraft runway.

airstrip British  
/ ˈɛəˌstrɪp /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of airstrip

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

Example Sentences

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Today it is home to an empty airstrip and the rusty remains of buildings, vehicles and hundreds of fuel drums, nicknamed American flowers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The government consulted studies to identify the hours of lightest traffic from Altiplano to an airstrip near Mexico City, where the men would board flights to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

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

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

Alex wrenched the gear into first, released the hand brake, and gunned the Jeep forward, shooting over the drive and onto the grass, heading for the airstrip.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

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