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Recent Examples of airstrip
This 2004 shingled contemporary has a heated six-car garage readily convertible into an event space, as well as an airstrip, Lake Champlain frontage, and a guest apartment.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
The details of the crash were also detailed in an incident report from the Aviation Safety Network, which alleged that the two-person glider crashed shortly after takeoff at the private airstrip and that the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Earhart’s voyage was one of 20 transatlantic flights attempted from the town’s bucolic airstrip.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
After the short, scenic flight to the airstrip, your dedicated safari guide will escort you to the lodge.
—Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
The details of the crash were also detailed in an incident report from the Aviation Safety Network, which alleged that the two-person glider crashed shortly after takeoff at the private airstrip and that the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Earhart’s voyage was one of 20 transatlantic flights attempted from the town’s bucolic airstrip.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
After the short, scenic flight to the airstrip, your dedicated safari guide will escort you to the lodge.
—Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
Noun
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Alana Hadid, Bella and Gigi's older sister, just made a rare runway appearance at Paris Fashion Week.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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On the runway, her look really is shockingly well-made for the fact that it’s made of scraps.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The climber was transported to a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helipad, transferred to an ambulance, and taken to a local hospital.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Freakier Friday star scaled the Jumeirah Burj Al Arab helipad for a new Vogue Arabia cover story, posing in over $600,000 worth of diamond jewelry at just under 700 feet above sea level.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The heliport's current owner said the objections come at the last minute after years of approvals.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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Volunteers are needed to guide blind and visually-impaired hikers on a gentle hike from Franklin’s Cafe & Market to a heliport in the park.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Let the mind be, along with countless other things, a landing strip for sacred visitations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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Without concerted effort, areas like kitchen counters and bathroom sinks can easily turn into landing strips for everything from setting spray to immersion blenders, Bergman explains.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 11 Mar. 2026.
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