airstrip

noun

Definition of airstripnext
as in runway

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Recent Examples of airstrip Reaching it from the nearest road would have required a roughly 30-mile hike, so the couple flew into an airstrip used by rafters traveling the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026 The most experienced safari planners handle every detail, including the best air routes, airstrip conditions, and baggage-weight limits. — Liz Wheeler, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026 In June, citing concerns related to hurricane season, DHS said all detainees at the Florida state-run center located at an isolated airstrip in the Everglades were transferred to other facilities. — Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 15 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 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
  • Testing drones aboard carriers Operating an uncrewed strike aircraft from an aircraft carrier presents challenges beyond simply launching it from a runway.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The couple were spotted heading into Sushi Park, the famously unassuming West Hollywood restaurant whose second-floor strip-mall walkway has become an unofficial paparazzi runway.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of runway
Noun
  • Video released by the Coast Guard shows a crew member rappelling from a helicopter down to the ship’s helipad.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The hospital will, however, have a helipad in case patients need to quickly be transferred via helicopter to Lurie’s downtown hospital.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 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 10 Nov. 2026.

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