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

In June, citing concerns related to hurricane season, DHS said all detainees at the Florida state-run center located at an isolated airstrip in the Everglades were transferred to other facilities. — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Most of the detainees at Alligator Alcatraz were held in soft-sided tents on an airstrip in the middle of the Everglades, which were further divided into dormitory-style units surrounded by metal fencing and filled with bunk beds. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

The crash happened near the Long Lellang airstrip in northern Sarawak, Malaysia’s largest state, which covers vast rural and remote areas where healthcare access can be difficult. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Still, the scale of the construction shows that Lop Nur is becoming much more than an isolated desert airstrip. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 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