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Recent Examples of airstrip
For twenty years, Madsen has been calling for the construction of an airstrip on a relatively flat stretch of land between Ittoqqortoormiit and Cape Tobin—step one of many in making this a reality.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Our final day, driving to the airstrip, Ntwayagae pulled over one last time.
—AFAR Media, 30 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
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
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Our final day, driving to the airstrip, Ntwayagae pulled over one last time.
—AFAR Media, 30 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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The result is a familiar system with modernized numbers and a longer runway before any major changes are expected.—
Emma Waldman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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During the La Jolla events, Fashion Week San Diego brought in models and designers to showcase select looks in an outdoor runway format.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And when you’re done with fun in the water, head to the touch-and-go helipad on the foredeck that doubles as a basketball court for a pick-up game or two.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2026
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Explore the Parks Via a Private Flight Luxury travelers can explore the national parks via a helicopter that departs from Amangiri's helipad.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The two were transported under heavy security via helicopter from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to a Manhattan heliport and taken by motorcade to the courthouse hours before the proceedings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The chopper flew across New York harbor and landed at a Manhattan heliport, where Maduro, limping, was loaded into an armored vehicle.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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The jungle quickly swallowed the little landing strip used by the small planes on their weekly visits, but the banana boats continued to resupply the almost sixty men for some time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The ranch even has its own landing strip.—
Carrie Dennis,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Dec. 2025
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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 31 Jan. 2026.
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