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The plane crashed in a hilly and forested area about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Diani airstrip, authorities said.
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CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Pop-up airstrips were created in rural communities throughout the United States to support biplanes, like the Curtiss JN-4, used in these traveling air shows.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
The federal government shutdown has now added another obstacle to one of the multiple lawsuits challenging the legality of the tent detention facility built on the airstrip of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.
—Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Watch planes at an ocean airstrip.
—Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
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CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Pop-up airstrips were created in rural communities throughout the United States to support biplanes, like the Curtiss JN-4, used in these traveling air shows.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
The federal government shutdown has now added another obstacle to one of the multiple lawsuits challenging the legality of the tent detention facility built on the airstrip of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.
—Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Watch planes at an ocean airstrip.
—Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for airstrip
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airstrip. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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airstrip
noun
air·strip
-ˌstrip 
: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment
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