strip

²strip

noun

Definition of STRIP

1

a : a long narrow piece of a material b : a long narrow area of land or water

2

: airstrip

3

: a commercially developed area especially along a highway

4

: comic strip

5

: striptease

Examples of STRIP

1. a small strip of cloth
2. the half-mile strip of road

Origin of STRIP

probably alteration of ³stripe

First Known Use: 1548

Related to STRIP

Synonyms: list, ribbon, slip

Related Words: slat; band, bandage, belt, binding, girth, strap, swatch, swath (or swathe), tape

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Other Aeronautics/Aerospace Terms

airway, apron, corridor, dirigible, fishtail, flat-hat, vector