airstrip

noun

Definition of airstripnext
as in runway

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Recent Examples of airstrip Rates here are priced from $1,499 per person, per night; that fee includes details such as full board dining, game drives, and transfers to and from the Nanyuki airstrip. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 July 2026 The helicopter landed at a private airstrip near the 200 block of McVoid Road and was repositioning to refuel when one of its blades hit a tree, officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety told WFAA. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026 My first glimpse of an elephant came as our safari game viewer bumped along the road from the airstrip to camp. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026 All the of people kept at the isolated airstrip had been sent to other facilities. — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 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 actor has also walked the runway during New York Fashion Week and even starred in a Jacquemus campaign in 2025.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The airport was temporarily closed to remove the aircraft and inspect the runway for damage, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of runway
Noun
  • By then, growth will be optimal, and the helipad work should be complete, making the lawn restoration easier.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The off-grid retreat in the Florida Keys runs on solar power and offers a private marina, a saltwater pool, a pickleball court, and a helipad.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of helipad
Noun
  • 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
  • An example of an inherently objectionable use might be a heliport in a heavily residential municipality.
    — Michael Helbing, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Definition of heliport
Noun
  • 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
  • Bees evolved eyes tuned to floral landing strips painted in wavelengths that humans can’t detect.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 23 May 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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