airstrip

noun

air·​strip ˈer-ˌstrip 

: a runway without normal air base or airport facilities

Examples of airstrip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What to do nearby As with other safaris, days are bookended by morning and afternoon game drives, set largely around the east side of Madikwe, where the lodge is based (15 minutes from the airstrip). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

The Mount Everest base camp trek lasts up to two weeks and goes from the only airstrip in the area at Lukla to base camp located at 5,300 meters (17,380 feet). — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

The Mount Everest base camp trek lasts up to two weeks and goes from the only airstrip in the area at Lukla to base camp located at 17,380 feet. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

The school called neighbors, who entered their two-story home by TavernAero Airport, a private airstrip in a neighborhood where residents park planes and boats by their homes, and made the grisly discovery. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airstrip

• airship
• clerkship
• courtship
• equip
• filmstrip
• flagship
• headship
• heirship
• judgeship
• kinship
• lightship
• midship

Kids Definition

airstrip

noun

air·​strip -ˌstrip 

: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment