airstrip

noun

Definition of airstripnext
as in runway

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Recent Examples of airstrip 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 All the people kept at the isolated airstrip have been sent to other facilities, DeSantis confirmed Thursday. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026 This flat, sandy beach south of Benicàssim is unusually open, with minimal development behind it thanks to a nearby airstrip. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 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
  • In companies experiencing triple-digit growth, small calculation errors could result in multi-million-dollar restatements and a fundamental misunderstanding of burn rate and runway.
    — Jordan Zamir, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • There is never a shortage of talent on the Victoria’s Secret runway — and that includes the musical guests.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of runway
Noun
  • At the White House, construction is under way on a helipad, ballroom, fortification of the front door and columns are under repair.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Trump announced last week the multimillion-dollar helipad would be paid for by Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin.
    — Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 10 July 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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