airstrip

noun

Definition of airstripnext
as in runway

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Recent Examples of airstrip Most of the detainees at Alligator Alcatraz were held in soft-sided tents on an airstrip in the middle of the Everglades, which were further divided into dormitory-style units surrounded by metal fencing and filled with bunk beds. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 The crash happened near the Long Lellang airstrip in northern Sarawak, Malaysia’s largest state, which covers vast rural and remote areas where healthcare access can be difficult. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 Still, the scale of the construction shows that Lop Nur is becoming much more than an isolated desert airstrip. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 The neighborhood Phaplu is a Himalayan village with an airstrip where helicopters and small planes arrive from Kathmandu. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airstrip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
  1. runway
  2. helipad
  3. heliport
  4. landing strip
  5. landing field
Noun
  • The brand will return to the haute couture schedule in January 2027 for what will be Pieter Mulier’s first full runway show as the brand’s creative director.
    — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And at one of the state’s busiest airports, graves remain embedded beside an active runway.
    — Eli Goodstein, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of runway
Noun
  • For a bit of an over-the-top perk, the concierge is able to arrange helicopter services to NASA through its rooftop helipad, as well as myriad other special excursions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Condo leaders have urged Miami Beach officials to reject the helipad, saying helicopter flights could disrupt their quality of life.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of helipad
Noun
  • The hotel also has its own private heliport, should that be of interest.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In September, the Miami Beach Land Use and Sustainability Committee voted 2-1 to approve the Citadel founder’s heliport request and pass it on to the planning department for approval, then ultimately to the full City Commission.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of heliport
Noun
  • The closest Apple got was the MacBook Pro Touch Bar, from 2016 to 2023, but that horizontal landing strip for your fingers on the keyboard deck mostly amounted to unrealized potential.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
  • About 10 flies used the back kitchen area oven as a landing strip.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of landing strip
Noun
  • The teens were evaluated by medical personnel at a landing field before they were released, rescuers said.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
  • But thanks to Andrew Cuomo’s time as governor, the once awful Third World landing field in Queens now matches Fiorello the man in superlatives.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of landing field

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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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