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Recent Examples of airstrip
Somaliland’s coastal city of Berbera has a long Cold War-era airstrip and a port, which the government is offering the U.S. access to for a base, in exchange for recognition.
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Kate Bartlett, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
Locals gathered at the grass airstrip to welcome them as the gleaming Electra rolled to a stop.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Aviation enthusiasts may be well aware of Oregon’s sprawling network of residential airparks, small communities with private airstrips and hangars.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Things worsened when the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked airliners bound for New York and London, landing three of them at a remote airstrip in Jordan in September, 1970.
—Ephrat Livni, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Kate Bartlett, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
Locals gathered at the grass airstrip to welcome them as the gleaming Electra rolled to a stop.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Aviation enthusiasts may be well aware of Oregon’s sprawling network of residential airparks, small communities with private airstrips and hangars.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
Things worsened when the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked airliners bound for New York and London, landing three of them at a remote airstrip in Jordan in September, 1970.
—Ephrat Livni, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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In theater seating orientation, guests faced a runway stage that had three two-story-high 'books' as a set.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The runway was built as part of the Everglades Jetport plan to build a massive airport in the Everglades that would serve South Florida and the Gulf coast.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
Noun
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During the British Grand Prix the helipad handles over 1,500 flights and more than 6,000 passengers.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The marked helipad sits just ahead of a four-car garage with an ample concrete motor court that will accommodate many more vehicles.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
Noun
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After New York City capped the number of flights that could take off from Manhattan heliports at 30,000 annually in 2016, many companies moved operations to New Jersey.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The aircraft took off from the Wall Street heliport.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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At night the light display glows like an airplane landing strip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
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The flight crashed almost immediately after takeoff, hitting the ground about a runway distance away from the landing strip.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 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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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 8 Jul. 2025.
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