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Recent Examples of airstrip
Hundreds of protesters converged outside the site — a remote airstrip with tents and trailers.
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Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
The lawsuit in Miami against federal and state authorities is one of two legal challenges to the South Florida detention center which was built more than a month ago by the state of Florida on an isolated airstrip owned by Miami-Dade County.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
The issue over the request for religious services sparked some confusion over which government entity has jurisdiction over the facility at Alligator Alcatraz, the country’s newest, most novel immigration detention center located in an isolated airstrip near the Big Cypress National Preserve.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, the county planning and zoning commission and the county commissioners both approved the use of the pasture as an airstrip.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
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Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
The lawsuit in Miami against federal and state authorities is one of two legal challenges to the South Florida detention center which was built more than a month ago by the state of Florida on an isolated airstrip owned by Miami-Dade County.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
The issue over the request for religious services sparked some confusion over which government entity has jurisdiction over the facility at Alligator Alcatraz, the country’s newest, most novel immigration detention center located in an isolated airstrip near the Big Cypress National Preserve.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Ultimately, the county planning and zoning commission and the county commissioners both approved the use of the pasture as an airstrip.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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It’s got rugged landing gear that can handle open fields or beaches, and is designed to take off in under 1,500 feet, less than a third of the length of runways at small airports.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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On Sunday, Kith returned to the runway for the first time in six years with a show titled Institution.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But a week later, what had been named the Dragon Bravo Fire hit a patch of fuel and took on a terrifying character in new gusts of wind, surrounding overwhelmed firefighters on a helipad and heading with unstoppable force to the south.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Even the helipad was a gorgeous site, set between a vineyard and farm.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Timeline of the Doomed Flight 7 hr 23 min ago Based on flight tracking software, officials said the helicopter, which was flying for tour company New York Helicopters, took off at 2:59 p.m. from the downtown Manhattan heliport.—
Adam Carlson,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The city has agreed to buy the heliport land at 51 S. Jersey St. when the heliport closes in early 2026 but has offered few other details about what the site might become in the future.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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He was then put in the back of a pickup truck and taken to a landing strip, where he was forced onto a private jet headed for the United States.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the upstairs bar and prep kitchen area, about 20 flies used the walls and bar counter as landing strips.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
Noun
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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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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
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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