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Recent Examples of airstrip
Tristan da Cunha has 221 inhabitants and no airstrip.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The group of volcanic islands has no airstrip and is usually accessible only by boat on a six-day voyage from Cape Town, South Africa.
—Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The judges zoomed in on the level of federal involvement needed to trigger a federal law that would subject the complex of tents and trailers, built on an airstrip in the Big Cypress National Preserve, to an environmental review.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The state awarded Gothams a $36 million contract to help outfit and maintain the facility, which was thrown up in just over a week on an old airstrip.
—Neena Satija, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The group of volcanic islands has no airstrip and is usually accessible only by boat on a six-day voyage from Cape Town, South Africa.
—Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The judges zoomed in on the level of federal involvement needed to trigger a federal law that would subject the complex of tents and trailers, built on an airstrip in the Big Cypress National Preserve, to an environmental review.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The state awarded Gothams a $36 million contract to help outfit and maintain the facility, which was thrown up in just over a week on an old airstrip.
—Neena Satija, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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Hilton walked the runway and ended the night with a DJ set, while other stars (including Natalia Bryant, Isan Elba and Avan Jogia) coordinated with the colorful folding screens in matching looks styled by celebrity stylist Danyul Brown.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
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Certainly somebody is writing all those runway quips on RuPaul’s Drag Race.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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Paramedics work to transport Dawa Sherpa, who was missing for several days in the Everest region, from the helipad at HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu on June 4, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Kent’s upcoming October tour includes a private helicopter excursion from Jakarta to the remote Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia’s Way Kambas National Park, where A&K staff will build a helipad just for the occasion.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The two-acre facility, owned by the city and operated by Downtown Skyport, is the busiest commercial heliport in the world, hosting up to 200 flights a day.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
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An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.—
Michael Helbing,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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Those who don’t want to drive to Roy’s can actually fly into the desert landing strip behind the cafe (which was apparently one of California’s first airfields of any kind).—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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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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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 23 Jun. 2026.
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