: a runway without normal air base or airport facilities
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Smaller unmanned aircraft don’t need a military airstrip to launch.—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026 Troops would need to collect the material from several places, secure an airstrip near each, truck or helicopter the equipment and material to and from the strip, and defend against attacks on the preparations and shipments.—Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026 Travelers can also drive to the lodge from Johannesburg (about five hours) or take a charter flight to the reserve’s private airstrip.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026 Satellite imagery also shows the airstrip was removed in 2024.—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airstrip