landing strip

noun

1. airstrip.

landing strip

noun

1. another name for airstrip

Word History and Origins

Origin of landing strip¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

On the landing strip, children with moms and grandmothers gathered to greet Santa, played by pilot Ralph Hoover.

From Washington Post

They’ll charter a flight to drop you and a guide at one of the park’s landing strips for a pristine campsite and hikes suitable for any skill level that you’d be hard-pressed to beat.

From Outside Online

The plane clipped trees during its descent, plunging into the forest 300 yards short of the landing strip.

From The Daily Beast

Off to our right was the only shade, back of the landing strip, a great gray hangar glutted with shiny-nosed, finny monsters.

From Project Gutenberg

On the east coast of England at the point closest to Europe there was a landing strip on top of the white cliffs.

From Project Gutenberg

Every landing strip, even though it appeared to be only an emergency runway, was checked and photographed.

From Project Gutenberg

The plane settled down on a landing strip that had been hewn from a mountaintop.

From Project Gutenberg

His landing strip ran along the seaward edge of the island, from the lab building to the front of the house.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• air base
• airfield
• airstrip