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Recent Examples of airstrip
Travelers can also drive to the lodge from Johannesburg (about five hours) or take a charter flight to the reserve’s private airstrip.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
Satellite imagery also shows the airstrip was removed in 2024.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
The British had built an airstrip on Diego Garcia during World War II.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Nearby was a private airstrip with a hangar and helipad.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026
Satellite imagery also shows the airstrip was removed in 2024.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
The British had built an airstrip on Diego Garcia during World War II.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Nearby was a private airstrip with a hangar and helipad.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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Gabbana, 63, took his customary bow at the fashion house's last runway show in February, flanked by Dolce, with the designers' longtime muse pop superstar Madonna, as a front-row guest.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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The plane crashed about a half-mile from the runway, Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC reported.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the opposite end, the touch-and-go helipad doubles as a pickleball court with removable netting.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters said that both of the patients were driven by ambulance to a nearby helipad, where they were picked up by helicopter for airlift to the hospital.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Prince Albert and Princess Charlene met Leo at the Monaco heliport, just down the coast from the marina that is home to the megayachts of the rich and famous.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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As a cannon boomed in a ceremonial salute, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene met Leo at the Monaco heliport, just down the coast from the marina that is home to the megayachts of the rich and famous.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The young pilot eventually saw a rural landing strip and a path along the canal in the Hungryland Preserve, Budensiek said.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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To preserve stealth and the element of surprise, the operators might create a staging ground several miles from their objective, which might include building a makeshift landing strip.—
Sheena Samu,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This dimension of the work was heightened by its site, a former helicopter landing field on an old NATO base, given over to the Autostrada Biennale in 2014 as part of a process of demilitarization in the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s and Kosovo’s declaration of independence in 2008.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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