airstrip

noun

air·​strip ˈer-ˌstrip How to pronounce airstrip (audio)
: a runway without normal air base or airport facilities

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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 Meanwhile, the Chinchero International Airport is set to open late next year in the Sacred Valley, even closer to Machu Picchu than the current airstrip in Cusco. Mark Johanson, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025 There's also an underground vault, two observation platforms, telescopes and an airstrip. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for airstrip

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airstrip was in 1911

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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airstrip. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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airstrip

noun
air·​strip -ˌstrip How to pronounce airstrip (audio)
: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment

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